21 CFR 172.160

§ 172.160 Potassium nitrate.

United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective

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Citation: 21 CFR 172.160, § 172.160 Potassium nitrate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84941
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The food additive potassium nitrate may be safely used as a curing agent in the processing of cod roe, in an amount not to exceed 200 parts per million of the finished roe.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.