FSN 436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Flavor, Food Additive, Pesticide

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Food Science and Nutrition
• Course: FSN 436
• Professor: Alfred Bushway

Document Summary

This is the basis of all current food laws and regulations. In some instances may not be in tune with current state-of-the-art science and technology will discuss with biotechnology. Standards of identity, quality & fill-of-container for foods. Ffdca: prohibited acts are described in chapter iii, usc section 331 (fdca sec. First section prohibits adulteration & misbranding of food in interstate commerce: who governs food intrastate, chapter iv food sec. Food is adulterated if it bears or contains an added poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health (sec. 402(a)(1)) does not include: pesticide chemical in/on raw agricultural commodity. Food additive: color additive, new animal drug which is unsafe within section 346. Similarly if it bears or contains naturally occurring poisonous or deleterious substance (same sec. as above) 201 (s)) must be determined to be safe by fda prior to use (sec.