Food Additive Law and Legal Definition
The term 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 (including any substance intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food; and including any source of radiation intended for any such use), if such substance is not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific procedures (or, in the case of a substance used in food prior to January 1, 1958, through either scientific procedures or experience based on common use in food) to be safe under the conditions of its intended use; except that such term does not include--
(1) a pesticide chemical residue in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food; or
(2) a pesticide chemical; or
(3) a color additive; or
(4) any substance used in accordance with a sanction or approval granted prior to the enactment of this paragraph pursuant to this Act [enacted Sept. 6, 1958], the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 and the following) or the Meat Inspection Act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260), as amended and extended (21 U.S.C. 71 and the following);
(5) a new animal drug; or
(6) an ingredient described in paragraph (ff) in, or intended for use in, a dietary supplement.”21 USCS § 321
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Related Legal Terms
- Accidental Radiation Occurrence [Food and Drugs]
- Adulterated Food
- Animal Drug Product [Food and Drugs]
- Animal Food Manufacturer
- Apparently Wholesome Food
- Attendance Factor [Food And Nutrition Service]
- Authorized Dispenser [Food and Drugs]
- Authorized Generic Drug [Food and Drugs]
- Automated Dispensing System [Food and Drugs]
- Bioavailability [Food and Drugs]
