[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR109.4]
[Page 214-215]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 109 UNAVOIDABLE CONTAMINANTS IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND FOOD-
Subpart A General Provisions
Sec. 109.4 Establishment of tolerances, regulatory limits, and action
levels.
(a) When appropriate under the criteria of Sec. 109.6, a tolerance
for an added poisonous or deleterious substance, which may be a food
additive, may be established by regulation in subpart B of this part
under the provisions of section 406 of the act. A tolerance may prohibit
any detectable amount of the substance in food.
(b) When appropriate under the criteria of Sec. 109.6, and under
section 402(a)(1) of the act, a regulatory limit for an added poisonous
or deleterious substance, which may be a food additive, may be
established by regulation in subpart C of this part under the provisions
of sections 402(a)(1) and 701(a) of the act. A regulatory limit may
prohibit any detectable amount of the substance in food. The regulatory
limit established represents the level at which food is adulterated
within the meaning of section 402(a)(1) of the act.
(c)(1) When appropriate under the criteria of Sec. 109.6, an action
level for an added poisonous or deleterious substance, which may be a
food additive, may be established to define a level of contamination at
which a food may be regarded as adulterated.
(2) Whenever an action level is established or changed, a notice
shall be published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable
thereafter. The notice shall call attention to the material supporting
the action level which shall be on file with the Division of Dockets
Management before the notice
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is published. The notice shall invite public comment on the action
level.
(d) A regulation may be established in subpart D of this part to
identify a food containing a naturally occurring poisonous or
deleterious substance which will be deemed to be adulterated under
section 402(a)(1) of the act. These regulations do not constitute a
complete list of such foods.
[42 FR 52819, Sept. 30, 1977, as amended at 55 FR 20785, May 21, 1990]
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