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        Food Ingredients & Packaging

Packaging & Food Contact Substances (FCS)

                        
                


                Determining Regulatory Authority for Antimicrobial Substances
          Determining the Regulatory Status of Components of a Food Contact Material
          Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications
          CEDI Database
          Inventory of Food Contact Substances Listed in 21 CFR
          Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging
          Threshold of Regulation Exemptions for Substances Used in Food-contact Articles
          Food Types & Conditions of Use for Food Contact Substances Home
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Regulatory Background
(How the Food Contact Substance Notification program began)

Regulatory Report: FDA's Food Contact Substance Notification Program
(From Food Safety Magazine Oct/Nov 2005)

Regulatory Report: Assessing the Safety of Food Contact Substances
(From Food Safety Magazine Aug/Sep 2007)

Guidance and Other Information for Industry

Preparation of Food Contact Substance Notifications (Administrative)
	Providing Regulatory Submissions to OFAS
	CFSAN Online Submission Module (COSM)
	Preparation of Premarket Submissions for Food Contact Substances (Chemistry Recommendations)
	Preparation of Food Contact Substance Notifications (Toxicology Recommendations)
	Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission
	Preparation of Food Contact Notifications for Food Contact Substances in Contact with Infant Formula and/or Human Milk
	Redbook 2000
	Submitting Requests Under 21 CFR 170.39 Threshold of Regulation for Substances Used in Food-Contact Articles
	Use of Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging (Chemistry Considerations)
	Microbiological Considerations for Antimicrobial Agents Used in Food Applications
	Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes, Including Emerging Technologies, on the Safety and Regulatory Status of Food Ingredients and Food Contact Substances, Including Food Ingredients that Are Color AdditivesInventories and Tables

Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications
	Food Types and Conditions of Use for Food Contact Substances
	Inventory of Environmental Decisions for Effective FCS Notifications
	Threshold of Regulation Exemptions
	Cumulative Estimated Daily Intake (CEDI) Database for Food Contact Substances
	Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging
	Inventory of Food Contact Substances Listed in 21 CFR

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      10/17/2023
                  
                   
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                        Determining Regulatory Authority for Antimicrobial Substances
          Determining the Regulatory Status of Components of a Food Contact Material
          Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications
          CEDI Database
          Inventory of Food Contact Substances Listed in 21 CFR
          Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging
          Threshold of Regulation Exemptions for Substances Used in Food-contact Articles
          Food Types & Conditions of Use for Food Contact Substances
 
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