US Food Drug and Cosmetics Act

The use of antibiotics at any level in animal feed is strictly regulated by the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration, acting under the US Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 as amended in 1958 and 1963 (7). Twelve different antibiotics are approved for use in livestock feeds ... 

Factory Acceptance Test US Food Drug and Cosmetic Act US Food and Drug Administration US Federal Register... 

See also European Union and Its European Commission Food and Agricuiture Organization of the United Nations Food and Drug Administration, US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, US Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Deveiopment. 

See also Clean Air Act (CAA), US Clean Water Act (CWA), US Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenti-cide Act, US Food Quality Protection Act, US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, US National Environmental Policy Act Occupational Safety and Health Act, US Pollution Prevention Act, US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, US Safe Drinking Water Act, US Toxic Substances Control Act, US. 

Regulatory Approval Saran (vinylidene chloride/ vinyl chloride) copolymers unmodified Saran resin, when processed according to good manufacturing practices, will comply with the US Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended for use in direct food con-tact " ]... 

Biocompatibility involves adherence to ISO 10993 Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices or USP Class VI standards, hemocompatibility, platelet retention, and reduced protein binding. Moreover, food contact standards are typically applied to healthcare applications. The US Food and Drug Administration oversees adherence to the standards of the US Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act In Europe, the European Union Directive 2002/72/EC is applicable. 

Films intended for the packaging of food, drugs, and cosmetics must comply with the requirements of the US Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended. 

US legislation on food additives consists of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD C Act), the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and other applicable laws including the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act. The FD C Act states that foods are adulterated if they contain color additives that have not been approved as safe to the satisfaction of the Food Drug Administration (FDA) for a particular use. ... 

Food legislation in the US was implemented in 1938 and since then has been improved dynamically. The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act classified specific colorants to be used in food and non-food products (FD C colorants). Each colorant has a color index (Cl) number and Cl name. Colorants are also identified by their Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry code numbers. The two groups are Certifiable Colorants and Exempt Colorants. 

One major problem caused by Section 409 (c) (3) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, commonly known as the Delaney Clause , which governed the registration of pesticides was the statement, No additive shall be deemed safe if it is found to induce cancer when ingested by man or animal,... . Dr Fred R. Shank, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, in... 

US Food and Drug Administration, Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Amended 1997). Also available on the World Wide Web http //www.fda.gov/opacoiii/laws/fdcact/fdctoc.htm. 

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is required by the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate drug products in the United States. Its role is to ensure that drugs are developed, manufactured, and marketed in accordance with regulatory requirements so that they are safe and effective. The FDA has four centers and a regulatory office ... 

The term food additive is used to cover any substance that is expected to become a component of human food. This covers substances intentionally added to food for their nutritional, chemical, or physical benefits (e.g., colorants and gelling agents) and substances used in the manufacture or packaging of foods (i.e., food contact substances, formerly known as indirect food additives ). The US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defines food additives as substances whose intended use results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component of food or otherwise affecting the characteristics of food. ... 

Under the terms of the US Food Regulations, flavourings fall under the definition of food additives. The respective definition was implemented in the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act by the Food Additives Amendment of 1958. With this amendment, the general requirement of safety became the major topic for food additives. 

Colorants. In 1983 the US Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act popularly known as the FD C. This permits only seven food colorants to be used in the US, and these are as follows, with their European E number ... 

Two acts are pertinent to any discussion regarding the regulation of food contact materials in the US. These are the 1958 Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. A brief discussion of the authority granted the Pood and Drug Administration (PDA) under each follows. 

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