food preservative

Any of a group of chemical preservatives that the FDA classifies as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) food additives, a category first conceptualised in the 1958 Amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. GRAS preservatives include the antioxidants butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), propylparaben, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, benzoic acid, stannous chloride and others.

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benzoate
benzoic acid
BHT
boroglycerine
butylated hydroxytoluene
detoxication therapy
diphenylamine test
generally regarded as safe list
health food
Lung Diseases Due to Gas or Chemical Exposure
metabolic therapy
naturopathic medicine
naturopathy
Pure Food and Drug Act
quinoline
sodium benzoate
sorbic acid
sulfite
sulphiting agent

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