---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 181.34"
title: "21"
number: "181.34"
heading: "Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/181.34"
---

# §181.34. Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite.


Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite are subject to prior sanctions issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use as color fixatives and preservative agents, with or without sodium or potassium nitrate, in the curing of red meat and poultry products.


## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 1705, Jan. 14, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14638, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 1705, Jan. 14, 1983]