Title 21

PART 170

Part 170 - Food Additives

PART 170 - FOOD ADDITIVES Authority:21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 346a, 348, 371. Source:42 FR 14483, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted. Editorial Note:Nomenclature changes to part 170 appear at 66 FR 56035, Nov. 6, 2001, and 69 FR 13717, Mar. 24, 2004.

21:3.0.1.1.1.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - General Provisions
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.1SECTION 170.3
   170.3 Definitions.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.2SECTION 170.6
   170.6 Opinion letters on food additive status.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.3SECTION 170.10
   170.10 Food additives in standardized foods.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.4SECTION 170.15
   170.15 Adoption of regulation on initiative of Commissioner.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.5SECTION 170.17
   170.17 Exemption for investigational use and procedure for obtaining authorization to market edible products from experimental animals.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.6SECTION 170.18
   170.18 Tolerances for related food additives.
21:3.0.1.1.1.1.1.7SECTION 170.19
   170.19 Pesticide chemicals in processed foods.
21:3.0.1.1.1.2SUBPART B
Subpart B - Food Additive Safety
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.1SECTION 170.20
   170.20 General principles for evaluating the safety of food additives.
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.2SECTION 170.22
   170.22 Safety factors to be considered.
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.3SECTION 170.30
   170.30 Eligibility for classification as generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.4SECTION 170.35
   170.35 Affirmation of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status.
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.5SECTION 170.38
   170.38 Determination of food additive status.
21:3.0.1.1.1.2.1.6SECTION 170.39
   170.39 Threshold of regulation for substances used in food-contact articles.
21:3.0.1.1.1.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Specific Administrative Rulings and Decisions
21:3.0.1.1.1.3.1.1SECTION 170.45
   170.45 Fluorine-containing compounds.
21:3.0.1.1.1.3.1.2SECTION 170.50
   170.50 Glycine (aminoacetic acid) in food for human consumption.
21:3.0.1.1.1.3.1.3SECTION 170.60
   170.60 Nitrites and/or nitrates in curing premixes.
21:3.0.1.1.1.4SUBPART D
Subpart D - Premarket Notifications
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.1SECTION 170.100
   170.100 Submission of a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.2SECTION 170.101
   170.101 Information in a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN).
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.3SECTION 170.102
   170.102 Confidentiality of information in a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN).
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.4SECTION 170.103
   170.103 Withdrawal without prejudice of a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN).
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.5SECTION 170.104
   170.104 Action on a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN).
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.6SECTION 170.105
   170.105 The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) determination that a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN) is no longer effective.
21:3.0.1.1.1.4.1.7SECTION 170.106
   170.106 Notification for a food contact substance formulation (NFCSF).
21:3.0.1.1.1.5SUBPART E
Subpart E - Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notice
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.1SECTION 170.203
   170.203 Definitions.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.2SECTION 170.205
   170.205 Opportunity to submit a GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.3SECTION 170.210
   170.210 How to send your GRAS notice to FDA.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.4SECTION 170.215
   170.215 Incorporation into a GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.5SECTION 170.220
   170.220 General requirements applicable to a GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.6SECTION 170.225
   170.225 Part 1 of a GRAS notice: Signed statements and certification.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.7SECTION 170.230
   170.230 Part 2 of a GRAS notice: Identity, method of manufacture, specifications, and physical or technical effect.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.8SECTION 170.235
   170.235 Part 3 of a GRAS notice: Dietary exposure.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.9SECTION 170.240
   170.240 Part 4 of a GRAS notice: Self-limiting levels of use.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.10SECTION 170.245
   170.245 Part 5 of a GRAS notice: Experience based on common use in food before 1958.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.11SECTION 170.250
   170.250 Part 6 of a GRAS notice: Narrative.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.12SECTION 170.255
   170.255 Part 7 of a GRAS notice: List of supporting data and information in your GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.13SECTION 170.260
   170.260 Steps you may take before FDA responds to your GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.14SECTION 170.265
   170.265 What FDA will do with a GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.15SECTION 170.270
   170.270 Procedures that apply when the intended conditions of use of a notified substance include use in a product or products subject to regulation by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.16SECTION 170.275
   170.275 Public disclosure of a GRAS notice.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.17SECTION 170.280
   170.280 Submission of a supplement.
21:3.0.1.1.1.5.1.18SECTION 170.285
   170.285 Disposition of pending GRAS affirmation petitions.