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Food Additive Petitions
21 CFR Part 171 establishes procedural requirements for petitions requesting approval of food additives under section 409(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Petitioners must submit detailed information on the additive's chemical identity, composition, manufacturing process, analytical controls, stability data, and safety assessments to the FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety. Submissions must be in triplicate (or quadruplicate for meat/poultry uses) with English translations of foreign materials and supporting documentation.
Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers
21 CFR Part 178 establishes regulations for indirect food additives used as adjuvants, production aids, and sanitizers. It permits hydrogen peroxide solution (max 35% by weight) to sterilize food-contact polymeric surfaces with residue limits not exceeding 0.5 ppm, and allows sanitizing solutions containing hypochlorite compounds on food-processing equipment and utensils, subject to adequate drainage before food contact.
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption
21 CFR Part 172 establishes regulations for food additives permitted for direct addition to human food. The regulation prescribes general provisions requiring additives be used only in quantities necessary to achieve their intended effect and meet food-grade standards. Subpart B details specific approvals, including anoxomer (CAS 60837-57-2), a polymeric antioxidant permitted for use in fats and oils up to 5,000 ppm, subject to defined purity, molecular weight, and heavy metal specifications.
Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration
21 CFR Part 121 establishes mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration. It applies to domestic and foreign food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for U.S. consumption and are required to register under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The rule defines key terms including actionable process steps, food defense, contaminants (biological, chemical, physical, or radiological agents), and verification/monitoring requirements to ensure mitigation strategies operate as intended.
Frozen Desserts
21 CFR Part 135 establishes federal standards for frozen desserts, particularly ice cream and frozen custard. Ice cream must contain minimum 10% milkfat and 10% nonfat milk solids, weigh at least 4.5 pounds per gallon with 1.6 pounds of total solids, and contain less than 1.4% egg yolk solids (except frozen custard at 1.4% minimum). Products must be made from pasteurized mixes heated to specified temperatures and may include optional dairy ingredients, sweeteners, and safe flavoring ingredients.
Requirements for Foreign and Domestic Establishment Registration and Listing for Human Drugs, Including Drugs That Are Regulated Under a Biologics License Application, and Animal Drugs, and the National Drug Code
21 CFR Part 207 establishes requirements for registration and listing of domestic and foreign drug establishments manufacturing human drugs (including biologics) and animal drugs. It defines key terms including active pharmaceutical ingredients, bulk drug substances, commercial distribution, and labeling requirements for prescription drugs, OTC drugs, and animal drugs, along with establishment definitions for regulatory compliance and National Drug Code assignment.
Food Additives Permitted in Food or in Contact with Food on an Interim Basis Pending Additional Study
21 CFR Part 180 establishes the regulatory framework for interim approval of food additives and food-contact substances when new safety or functionality concerns arise but evidence does not conclusively prove harm. Interim regulations permit continued use during study periods, subject to specified limitations, mandatory progress reporting every six months, and compliance with good laboratory practice standards. The FDA may revoke interim approvals if adequate studies are not initiated within 60 days or if interim results indicate health hazards.
Sweeteners and Table Sirups
21 CFR Part 168 establishes standardized specifications for sweeteners and table syrups, including dextrose anhydrous, dextrose monohydrate, and glucose syrup. Requirements cover minimum solids content, reducing sugar content, sulfated ash limits, and sulfur dioxide content, with testing methods referenced from AOAC official methods.
Indirect Food Additives: Polymers
21 CFR Part 177 establishes safety standards for acrylic and modified acrylic plastics used in food contact applications. The regulation permits semirigid and rigid acrylic polymers as articles or components in contact with food, provided they contain at least 50% polymer units from specified acrylic or methacrylic monomers. Optional additives include GRAS substances and approved compounds; specific monomers and copolymers are listed, with restrictions on minor monomers for repeated-use articles only.
Bakery Products
21 CFR Part 136 establishes federal standards for bakery products, particularly bread, rolls, and buns. It defines product categories by weight post-cooling, specifies mandatory and optional ingredients (flour, yeast, water, milk, eggs, sweeteners, etc.), sets minimum total solids content at 62%, and limits certain additives like monocalcium phosphate and carrageenan. All ingredients must be safe and suitable for consumption.
Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components
21 CFR Part 176 establishes safety standards for indirect food additives used as components in paper and paperboard intended for food contact. The regulation permits specific substances—including acrylamide-acrylic acid resins, alkyl ketene dimers, anti-offset agents, chelating agents, and chromium complexes—for use in paper manufacturing under defined conditions and concentration limits to prevent chemical migration into food while maintaining packaging performance.
Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water
21 CFR Part 129 establishes current good manufacturing practice requirements for processing and bottling of bottled drinking water. The regulation mandates that facilities use approved water sources, maintain sanitary conditions throughout processing, bottling, holding, and shipping, and implement controls ensuring product safety. Key requirements include plant construction standards with separated bottling rooms, proper ventilation, enclosed container washing areas, and use of nontoxic materials for water-contact surfaces.
Canned Fruit Juices
21 CFR Part 146 establishes federal standards for canned fruit juices, including definitions of ingredients (corn syrup, dextrose, glucose syrup, invert sugar, refined sugar) and compliance procedures. It specifies sampling and acceptance criteria for quality and container fill, with detailed lot definitions and defective unit classifications. The regulation includes specific identity standards for lemon juice requiring mechanical extraction from mature lemons with minimum soluble solids content.
Indirect Food Additives: General
21 CFR Part 174 establishes general regulatory provisions for indirect food additives—substances used in food-contact articles such as packaging and processing equipment. It defines good manufacturing practice requirements, including limits on additive migration into food and purity standards for components. The regulation permits use of substances generally recognized as safe, those with prior approval, and those meeting negligible migration thresholds, provided they comply with all applicable Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act provisions.
Macaroni and Noodle Products
21 CFR Part 139 establishes standards of identity and labeling requirements for macaroni and noodle products. It defines macaroni, spaghetti, and vermicelli based on shape and diameter, specifies permitted optional ingredients including egg white, disodium phosphate, seasonings, salt, gum gluten, and glyceryl monostearate with quantitative limits, and requires labeling statements disclosing optional ingredients used in the finished product.
General
21 CFR Part 200 establishes general provisions for FDA and drug manufacturers/distributors regarding communication of drug safety and labeling information. It specifies envelope formatting requirements (color-coded borders and statements) for mailing important drug warnings, prescribing information changes, and corrections to physicians and pharmacists. It also authorizes FDA inspection of contract facilities used by pharmaceutical manufacturers and permits pharmacists to receive dosage and indication data from manufacturers.
Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
21 CFR Part 173 establishes permitted secondary direct food additives for human consumption, including polymer substances and adjuvants. The regulation specifies acrylate-acrylamide resins, modified polyacrylamide resins, and ion-exchange membranes as safe food processing additives with defined usage limits and residual monomer restrictions. Acrylamide-based resins are approved as flocculents in sugar juice clarification and scale control, while ion-exchange membranes are permitted for juice processing and pH adjustment.
Cereal Flours and Related Products
21 CFR Part 137 establishes standardized requirements for cereal flours and related products. The regulation defines wheat flour specifications including granulation standards (≥98% passing 212 µm sieve), ash and protein limits, moisture content (≤15%), and permitted optional ingredients such as dough conditioners (ascorbic acid up to 200 ppm) and bleaching agents (chlorine, benzoyl peroxide, azodicarbonamide, etc.). All ingredients must be labeled per FDA requirements, with specific declarations required for bleached flour and enzyme additions.
Food Additives
21 CFR Part 170 establishes regulatory definitions and general provisions governing food additives under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. A food additive is any substance not exempted by law whose intended use may result in it becoming a component of food or affecting food characteristics, including substances in food contact articles and packaging materials. The regulation defines key terms including food contact substances, common use in food, and safety standards requiring reasonable certainty of harmlessness under conditions of intended use, determined through scientific procedures or general recognition of safety.
Fish and Fishery Products
21 CFR Part 123 establishes food safety regulations for fish and fishery products, defining key terms and concepts including critical control points, critical limits, food safety hazards, and preventive measures. The regulation applies to processors engaged in commercial handling, preparation, manufacturing, and preservation of fish and molluscan shellfish intended for human consumption, but exempts harvesting, on-vessel preparation, and retail establishments.
Fish and Shellfish
21 CFR Part 161 establishes standards of identity and labeling requirements for fish and shellfish products, particularly oysters. The regulation specifies that canned oysters must be labeled with accurate total weight declarations and sets detailed processing standards for raw, shucked oysters, including water contact time limits (max 30 minutes), draining procedures, and packing requirements to ensure product quality and consumer safety.
Beverages
21 CFR Part 165 establishes standards for beverages, particularly bottled water. It defines key terms such as lot, sample, and analytical unit for quality testing purposes. Bottled water is defined as water sealed in containers with no added ingredients except optional safe antimicrobial agents and fluoride. The regulation specifies nomenclature for different water types including artesian, ground, mineral, and purified water, with specific chemical and source requirements for each category.
Fruit Butters, Jellies, Preserves, and Related Products
21 CFR Part 150 establishes standards of identity for fruit butters, jellies, preserves, and related products. Fruit butters must be smooth, semisolid foods made from specified fruit ingredients with optional additions such as sweeteners, spices, flavorings, salt, acidifying agents, juice, preservatives, antifoaming agents, and pectin. The mixture must contain at least five parts fruit ingredient to two parts sweetener by weight, with a minimum soluble solids content of 43 percent as determined by refractometer analysis.
Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food
21 CFR Part 179 establishes safety standards for using ionizing radiation sources in food production, processing, and inspection. Approved sources include X-ray tubes (≤500 kVp), sealed isotope units (americium-241, cesium-137, cobalt-60, iodine-125, krypton-85, radium-226, strontium-90), californium-252 for moisture measurement, and machine sources up to 10 MeV. Facilities must comply with current good manufacturing practices, apply minimum effective doses not exceeding specified limits (10 grays for standard sources, 2 milligrays for californium-252), use scheduled processes, and ensure packaging compliance.
Milk and Cream
21 CFR Part 131 establishes standards of identity and labeling requirements for milk and cream products in the US. The regulation defines milk as lacteal secretion from healthy cows with minimum 8.25% milk solids not fat and 3.25% milkfat, requiring pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization for beverage use. Cream must contain at least 18% milkfat. The standards specify optional vitamin A and D fortification, permitted ingredients including fruit flavoring and stabilizers, and analytical methods for verifying composition, with detailed nomenclature and labeling requirements.
Medication Guides for Prescription Drug Products
21 CFR Part 208 establishes FDA requirements for Medication Guides—patient labeling for prescription drug products and biologics that present serious public health concerns. Manufacturers must distribute FDA-approved patient information for drugs where patient awareness of risks, adverse effects, or adherence is critical to safe and effective use, with guidance on content, format, and distribution requirements.
Canned Vegetables
21 CFR Part 155 establishes standards for canned vegetables, including procedures for determining drained weight, quality compliance, fill of container, and sampling/acceptance criteria. The regulation defines lot compliance based on defect limits, establishes sampling plans and acceptance numbers, and specifies color measurement standards using Munsell color discs for products like tomato concentrates.
Food Standards: General
21 CFR Part 130 establishes general provisions for food standards under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It defines key terms, procedures for establishing food standards through formal petition and public hearing processes, and FDA's review framework for Codex Alimentarius standards. All standardized foods must comply with ingredient listing requirements, use only safe and suitable ingredients, and cannot be adulterated or misbranded regardless of compliance with specific food definitions.
Guidelines for State Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors
This regulation establishes minimum standards and conditions for state licensing of wholesale prescription drug distributors operating in interstate commerce, implementing the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987. It defines key terms including prescription drugs, wholesale distribution, wholesale distributors, and health care entities, while specifying exemptions from wholesale distribution requirements such as intracompany sales, emergency transfers, drug samples, and certain inter-entity transactions.
Indirect Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe
21 CFR Part 186 establishes the regulatory framework for indirect food substances affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the FDA. These substances migrate into food from food-contact surfaces such as packaging and containers, and must comply with specified purity standards and current good manufacturing practices. Use is limited to indirect food contact and is prohibited where it may deceive consumers or violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Substances Generally Recognized as Safe
21 CFR Part 182 establishes FDA regulations for substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food. The regulation defines GRAS status, outlines good manufacturing practice requirements including quantity restrictions and food-grade purity standards, and lists approved food ingredients such as spices, essential oils, natural extractives, and synthetic flavoring substances that may be used in accordance with the established guidelines.
Vegetable Juices
21 CFR Part 156 establishes standards for vegetable juices, defining quality and composition metrics including color strength (measured by Munsell color disc comparison), tomato soluble solids content (determined by refractive index), and salt content (sodium chloride). The regulation specifies sampling and acceptance procedures to determine compliance with quality and fill standards for lots of canned vegetable juice products.
Dietary Supplements
21 CFR Part 190 establishes premarket notification requirements for dietary supplements containing new dietary ingredients not previously present in the food supply. Manufacturers or distributors must submit safety information to FDA at least 75 days before introducing such products to interstate commerce, including ingredient identification, usage conditions, safety history, and published evidence supporting safety conclusions. FDA acknowledges receipt and assigns a filing date; the product cannot be marketed during the 75-day review period unless FDA determines no safety concern exists.
Requirement for Authorized Dispensers and Pharmacies to Distribute a Side Effects Statement
21 CFR Part 209 requires authorized dispensers and pharmacies to distribute a standardized side effects statement with each dispensed prescription drug product approved under FDA section 505. The statement directs consumers to call their doctor about side effects and report adverse events to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. Distribution must occur with new and refill prescriptions via sticker, vial cap, separate paper, consumer medication information, or FDA-approved Medication Guide, using clear type no smaller than 6-10 points depending on format.
Frozen Vegetables
21 CFR Part 158 establishes standards for frozen vegetables, specifically defining identity, size specifications, and labeling requirements. Frozen peas must be prepared from Pisum sativum L., blanched, drained, and frozen to −18 °C or lower. Standards address acceptable quality levels, defect criteria, size grading (minimum 80% by weight of declared size), and mandatory label declarations including product name, freezing method, flavoring, and condiments.
Cacao Products
21 CFR Part 163 establishes standards for cacao products, including specifications for cacao nibs. The regulation prescribes analytical methods for determining shell and fat content, defines cacao nibs as shelled cacao beans with maximum 1.75% shell content, permits optional alkali processing and neutralizing agents within specified limits, and requires labeling statements identifying processing methods used.
Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of Coatings
21 CFR Part 175 establishes safety standards for indirect food additives used in adhesives and coatings that contact food through packaging. Adhesives may be safely used in food packaging if they contain approved substances, remain separated from food by a functional barrier or meet contact limits, and are properly labeled. Pressure-sensitive adhesives for labels and tapes on poultry, dry foods, and processed fruits/vegetables must be formulated from safe substances or prior-approved components, with specified limits on antioxidants, optical brighteners, and photoinitiators.
Prescription Drug Marketing
21 CFR Part 203 establishes procedures and requirements for the distribution of prescription drugs, including bulk drug substances and finished dosage forms, to protect public health and prevent drug diversion. It covers reimportation and wholesale distribution, sales by hospitals and charitable organizations, and distribution of drug samples, implementing the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 and related amendments.
Food Dressings and Flavorings
21 CFR Part 169 establishes food safety standards for dressings and flavorings. It defines vanilla beans, unit weights, and vanilla constituents for flavoring use. Mayonnaise standards require minimum 65% vegetable oil, specified acidifying ingredients (vinegar or citrus juice at ≥2.5% acidity), egg-derived ingredients, and permitted optional additives including salt, sweeteners, and spices, with all ingredients required to be safe and suitable.
Imprinting of Solid Oral Dosage Form Drug Products for Human Use
21 CFR Part 206 requires manufacturers to imprint solid oral dosage form drug products (tablets, capsules) with identification codes via embossing, debossing, engraving, or printing. The rule applies to prescription, over-the-counter, biological, and homeopathic drugs unless exempted. Exemptions include clinical investigation drugs, bioequivalence study drugs, extemporaneously compounded drugs, radiopharmaceuticals, and products where imprinting is technologically infeasible due to size or physical characteristics.
Cheeses and Related Cheese Products
21 CFR Part 133 establishes federal standards of identity and compositional requirements for cheeses and related cheese products, including definitions of milk, cream, and pasteurization standards. It specifies analytical methods for measuring moisture, milkfat, and phosphatase levels in cheeses and requires proper labeling of pasteurized process cheese products with equal prominence of all name components.
Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe
21 CFR Part 184 establishes the regulatory framework for direct food substances affirmed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA. Ingredients listed must be used in accordance with current good manufacturing practice, appropriate food grade standards, and prescribed conditions of use. The regulation specifies that GRAS affirmation may be limited by food category, functional use, or usage level, and any use outside these limitations requires separate food additive authorization.
Prior-Sanctioned Food Ingredients
21 CFR Part 181 establishes regulatory procedures for food ingredients with prior FDA or USDA approval before September 6, 1958. These prior-sanctioned ingredients are exempt from food additive classification but remain subject to safety review. The FDA may impose limitations, conditions, or prohibitions on use if scientific evidence shows potential health risks, and may issue emergency action levels pending final regulations.
Prescription Drug Advertising
Prescription drug advertising requirements under 21 CFR Part 202 establish rules for how drugs must be advertised. Key provisions include: ingredient information must appear together without intervening matter; ingredient listing order and quantities must match product labels; proprietary names cannot imply unique effectiveness for common substances; inert ingredients cannot be featured to exaggerate value; proprietary names must not create confusion with other drugs; and established names must accompany proprietary names with specified type size and placement requirements throughout advertisements.
Labeling
FDA regulation 21 CFR 201.1 establishes labeling requirements for finished pharmaceutical drug products, mandating that labels conspicuously display the manufacturer's, packer's, or distributor's name and place of business. The rule defines manufacturer status based on performance of specific operations including mixing, tableting, encapsulating, sterilizing, and filling; allows shared manufacturing designations when multiple parties perform different operations; and clarifies that certain contracted operations (soft-gelatin encapsulation, aerosol filling, sterilization by irradiation, lyophilization, and ethylene oxide sterilization) do not disqualify primary manufacturer designation.
Canned Fruits
21 CFR Part 145 establishes federal standards of identity and quality for canned fruits. It defines key ingredients and processing terms including corn sirup, glucose sirup, invert sugar sirup, fruit juice, and packing media. The regulation specifies compositional requirements, density measurement procedures, and labeling standards to ensure safety and consistency in canned fruit products.
Substances Prohibited from Use in Human Food
21 CFR Part 189 prohibits specified substances from use in human food due to public health risks or insufficient safety data. It establishes rules for prohibited cattle materials, including specified risk materials (brain, spinal cord, eyes), small intestine, material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, and mechanically separated beef. Certain tallow and derivatives are permitted if they meet purity standards. The FDA may modify the prohibited list based on new scientific evidence.
Margarine
21 CFR Part 166 establishes labeling requirements for margarine and oleomargarine products. Manufacturers must display the word "margarine" or "oleomargarine" prominently on all package panels in type at least as large as any other label text, meeting specific height, area, and boldness criteria. Products must comply with identity standards and include full ingredient statements. Requirements apply to both colored and uncolored margarine sold in interstate commerce.
Eggs and Egg Products
21 CFR Part 160 establishes standards of identity and composition for eggs and egg products, including dried eggs and frozen eggs. Dried eggs must contain at least 95% egg solids and be free of viable Salmonella, with optional glucose removal via enzyme or yeast procedures and anticaking agents (silicon dioxide ≤1% or sodium silicoaluminate <2%). Frozen eggs must similarly be Salmonella-free and may contain monosodium or monopotassium phosphate (≤0.5% by weight). All ingredients must be labeled.
Tree Nut and Peanut Products
21 CFR Part 164 establishes standardized definitions and labeling requirements for mixed nuts products. Mixed nuts must contain at least three to four shelled tree nut and/or peanut ingredients in specified varieties, with each ingredient comprising 2-80% by weight. The regulation prescribes labeling requirements, including disclosure of predominant nut ingredients exceeding 50% by weight, and testing procedures to verify compliance with composition and fill standards.