Chemical preservative.
Chemical preservative. Any chemical that, when added to a meat or meat food product, tends to prevent or retard deterioration thereof, but does not include common salt, sugars, vinegars, spices, or oils extracted from spices or substances added to meat and meat food products by exposure to wood smoke.
Source
9 CFR § 301.2
Scoping language
As used in this subchapter, unless otherwise required by the context, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean: