# BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.115; use conditions is antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHA; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 200 ppm in emulsion stabilizers for shortenings), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.115 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** antioxidant in foods, alone or in combination with BHA; limits vary by food (e.g. 50 ppm in dehydrated potato shreds, 200 ppm in emulsion stabilizers for shortenings)

## What the source says

> § 172.115 BHT. The food additive BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-B

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).