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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.

A '''chemical preservative''' is 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.

 

==References==

==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]