The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Administrative law
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

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Page 10 - food additive" means any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any food...
Page 372 - SUBTITLE A — Office of the Secretary of Labor SUBTiTLE B — Regulations Relating to Labor I National Labor Relations Board II Office of the Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations, Department of Labor III National Railroad Adjustment Board IV Office of Labor-Management and Welfare-Pension Reports, Department of Labor V Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor IX Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission X National Mediation Board XII Federal Mediation and Conciliation...
Page 377 - III International Regulatory Agencies (Fishing and Whaling) IV Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior Alphabetical List of CFR Subtitles and Chapters Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Agency for International Development Federal Procurement Regulations System Aging, Administration on Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Agriculture Department Agricultural Research Service...
Page 11 - Except where evidence is submitted which justifies use of a different safety factor, a safety factor in applying animal experimentation data to man of 100 to 1, will be used ; that is, a food additive for use by man will not be granted a tolerance that will exceed l/100th of the maximum amount demonstrated to be without harm to experimental animals.
Page 79 - ... no residue of the additive will be found ( by methods of examination prescribed or approved by the Secretary by regulations, which regulations shall not be subject to subsections (f ) and (g) ) in any edible portion of such animal after slaughter or in any food yielded by or derived from the living animal...
Page 11 - General principles for evaluating the safety of food additives. (a) In reaching a decision on any petition filed under section 409 of the act, the Commissioner will give full consideration to the specific biological properties of the compound and the adequacy of the methods employed to demonstrate safety for the proposed use, and the Commissioner will be guided by the principles and procedures for establishing the safety of food additives stated in current publications of the National Academy of...
Page 20 - Regulation Issued on Secretary's Initiative (d) The Secretary may at any time, upon his own initiative, propose the issuance of a regulation prescribing, with respect to any particular use of a food additive, the conditions under which such additive may be safely used, and the reasons therefor. After the thirtieth day following publication of such a proposal, the Secretary may by order establish a regulation based upon the proposal.
Page 9 - ... not be deemed unsafe if such residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible, in good manufacturing practice and the concentration of such residue in the processed food when ready to eat is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity...
Page 33 - Substances migrating to food from cotton and cotton fabrics used in dry food packaging that are generally recognized as safe for their intended use, within the meaning of section 409 of the act.

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