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Inert Reassessment Document for Tertiary Butylhydroquinone - CAS No. 1948-33-0

TBHQ is widely used as an antioxidant food additive in edible fats and oils under FDA. The inert ingredient use of TBHQ is as an antioxidant in agricultural and residential pesticide products.

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Inert Reassessment Decision Document for Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (PDF)(21 pp, 1 MB)