FOOD 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Animal Drug, Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrate

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 2010
• Professor: Massimo Marcon

Document Summary

Federal food, drug, and cosmetic act of 1938. 7. 2 food laws and regulations in the united states. Gave the fda authority over food and food ingredients and defined requirements for truthful labelling of ingredients. Required a standard of identity for several special foods. Detailed listing of the type and quantity of ingredients and means of preparation. Two other standards required are standards of minimum quality (cid:523)define minimum standards of quality; texture, colour, etc. (cid:524) and standards of container full (cid:523)define how full the food container must be and how it is measured(cid:524) Requires fda approval for the use of an additive prior to its inclusion in food. Requires the manufacturer to prove an additive"s safety for the ways it would be used. Exempted two groups of substances from the food additive regulation process (cid:523)all determined to be safe prior to this are called prior sanctioned substances; sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate(cid:524)