USFDA (FSI S/ CFR) Limits for Sodium Nitrate in Meat Products In the United State...

USFDA (FSI S/ CFR) Limits for Sodium Nitrate in Meat Products In the United States, sodium nitrate/nitrite usage in cured meat is regulated under: USDA FSIS (F ood Safety and Inspection Service) 21 CFR Part 172.170 & 9 CFR 424.21(c) (Safe and suitable curing agents) 1. Maximum Allowable Sodium Nitrite / Nitrate Levels US regulations express limits mostly in terms of sodium nitrite, but sodium nitrate is allowed as a reservoir compound for slow curing. Source Regulations 9 CFR 424.21(c) – Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat Products FSIS Direct ive 7120.1 – Safe & suitable nitrite/nitrate uses 21 CFR 172.170 – Food additives: Nitrates/Nitrites FSIS C ompliance Guideline for Cured Meat