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                Manual of Compliance Policy Guides

Manual of Compliance Policy Guides: Foreword

                        Chapter 1 - General
          Chapter 2 - Biologics
          Chapter 3 - Devices
          Chapter 4 - Human Drugs
          Chapter 5 - Food, Colors, and Cosmetics
          Chapter 6 -  Veterinary Medicine
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          Chapter 5 - Food, Colors, and CosmeticsManual of Compliance Policy Guides Chapter 5 - Food, Colors, and Cosmetics
  
  	
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Sub Chapter 500 - Additives
	Sub Chapter 505 - Bakery Products
	Sub Chapter 510 - Beverages
	Sub Chapter 515 - Candy and Sugar
	Sub Chapter 520 - Canned Foods
	Sub Chapter 525 - Condiment Industry
	Sub Chapter 527 - Dairy
	Sub Chapter 530 - Dietary Supplements
	Sub Chapter 535 - Edible Oils
	Sub Chapter 537 - Egg Industry
	Sub Chapter 540 - Fish and Seafood
	Sub Chapter 545 - Food Related
	Sub Chapter 550 - Fruits
	Sub Chapter 555 - General
	Sub Chapter 560 - Imports
	Sub Chapter 562 - Labeling
	Sub Chapter 565 - Meat and Poultry
	Sub Chapter 567 - Multiple Foods
	Sub Chapter 570 - Nut
	Sub Chapter 575 - Pesticides
	Sub Chapter 578 - Processed Grain
	Sub Chapter 580 - Storage
	Sub Chapter 585 - Vegetables
	Sub Chapter 587 - Colors
	Sub Chapter 590 - CosmeticsSub Chapter 500 - Additives

CPG Sec. 500.100 Additives - Labeling with Adequate Directions for Many Uses
	CPG Sec. 500.200 Food Additives -"GRAS"
	CPG Sec. 500.250 Food Additives - Labeling Directions Necessary for Safe Use
	CPG Sec. 500.300 "Approved by FDA" - Use of Phrase Objectionable in Marketing or Labeling of a Food Additive
	CPG Sec. 500.400 Use of Calcium Chloride as a Drying Agent in Such Products as Packaged Potato Chips and Peanuts
	CPG Sec. 500.425 Use of Color Additives in Paper and Paperboard Intended for Use with Food
	CPG Sec. 500.450 Volatile N-Nitrosamines in Rubber Baby Bottle Nipples
	CPG Sec. 500.500 Guidance Levels for 3-MCPD(3-chloro-1,2-propanediol) in Acid-Hydrolyzed Protein and Asian-Style SaucesSub Chapter 505 - Bakery Products

CPG Sec. 505.100 Bakery Products, Candy - "Catch-All" or "Shotgun" Ingredients Declaration
	CPG Sec. 505.200 "Butter" Featured in Product Name
	CPG Sec. 505.300 "Butter-Nut" Bread
	CPG Sec. 505.350 Honey Bread, Honey Buns
	CPG Sec. 505.400 Chow Mein Noodles, Chinese Noodles and Other Oriental Noodles; Labeling
	CPG Sec. 505.500 Macaroni and Noodle Products - Adulteration Involving Insect Fragments and Rodent HairsSub Chapter 510 - Beverages

CPG Sec. 510.100 Beverage Bases
	CPG Sec. 510.150 Apple Juice, Apple Juice Concentrates, and Apple Juice Products - Adulteration with Patulin
	CPG Sec. 510.200 Brandy Containing Methyl Alcohol - Food Additive
	CPG Sec. 510.300 Unfermented Beverages - Use of Word "Champagne"
	CPG Sec. 510.400 Dealcoholized Wine and Malt Beverages - Labeling
	CPG Sec. 510.450 Labeling - Diluted Wines and Cider with Less Than 7% Alcohol
	CPG Sec. 510.500 Green Coffee Beans - Adulteration with Insects; Mold
	CPG Sec. 510.600 Dimethylnitrosamine in Malt Beverages
	CPG Sec. 510.700 Fortification of Standardized Juices
	CPG Sec. 510.800 Beverages-Serving Size Labeling (withdrawn 2/15/2022)Sub Chapter 515 - Candy and Sugar

CPG Sec. 515.100 Confectionery - Use of Non-Nutritive Substances as Ingredients
	CPG Sec. 515.200 Malt Extract; Malt Syrup; Malted Cereal Syrup; Liquid Malt; Dried Malt
	CPG Sec. 515.300 Honey - Source Declaration
	CPG Sec. 515.350 Candy - Mixed with Trinkets and Sold in Vending Machines
	CPG Sec. 515.400 Raw Sugar
	CPG Sec. 515.425 Sugar - Water Damaged - Reconditioning
	CPG Sec. 515.500 Barley Sugar - Definition, and Barley Sugar Candy
	CPG Sec. 515.600 Candied Citron - Labeling
	CPG Sec. 515.700 Chocolate & Chocolate Liquor - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth
	CPG Sec. 515.750 Cocoa Beans - Adulteration by Mold, Insect Infestation, and Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 515.775 Cocoa Powder, Press Cake - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth
	CPG Sec. 515.800 Labeling of Products Purporting to be "Chocolate" or "Chocolate Flavored"Sub Chapter 520 - Canned Foods

CPG Sec. 520.100 Canned Foods, Use of the Term "Solid Pack"
	CPG Sec. 520.200 Canned Foods - Seam Defects
	CPG Sec. 520.300 Acidified Low-Acid Canned Foods - Adulteration Due to High pHSub Chapter 525 - Condiment Industry

CPG Sec. 525.100 Whole & Ground Allspice - Adulteration by Mold; Insect & Rodent Filth
	CPG Sec. 525.150 Bay (Laurel) Leaves - Adulteration by Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.200 Capsicum Pods, Ground Capsicums Excluding Paprika, Ground Paprika - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth, Mold, Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.225 - Whole Cassia or Whole Cinnamon, Ground Cinnamon - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.250 Cloves - Adulteration with Stems
	CPG Sec. 525.300 Condimental Seeds Other than Fennel Seeds and Sesame Seeds - Adulteration by Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.325 Cumin Seed - Adulteration with Sand and Grit
	CPG Sec. 525.330 Curry Powder - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth
	CPG Sec. 525.350 Fennel Seed - Adulteration by Mammalian Excreta; Insects
	CPG Sec. 525.375 Whole Ginger - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.400 Hollandaise Sauce - Common or Usual Name
	CPG Sec. 525.425 Hops - Adulteration Involving Aphid Infestation (CPG 7109.12)
	CPG Sec. 525.500 Leafy Spices, Other than Bay Leaves - Whole Oregano Leaves, Whole Marjoram, Whole Sage Leaves and Whole Thyme Leaves - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.550 Mace - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Foreign Matter; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.575 Prepared Mustard - Composition
	CPG Sec. 525.600 Whole and Ground Nutmeg - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Rodent Filth
	CPG Sec. 525.625 Whole and Ground Pepper - Adulteration with Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta; Foreign Matter
	CPG Sec. 525.650 Labeling of Seasonings
	CPG Sec. 525.700 Sesame Seeds - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Decomposition; Mammalian Excreta; Foreign Matter
	CPG Sec. 525.750 Spices - Definitions
	CPG Sec. 525.800 Tomato Sauce or Tomato Hot Sauce Labeling 21
	CPG Sec. 525.825 Vinegar, Definitions - Adulteration with Vinegar Eels
	CPG Sec. 525.850 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Oregano, Crushed Oregano & Ground Oregano - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.900 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Marjoram, Unground (Processed) Marjoram & Ground Marjoram - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.925 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Thyme, Unground (Processed) Thyme & Ground Thyme - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
	CPG Sec. 525.950 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Sage, and Ground Sage - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian ExcretaSub Chapter 527 - Dairy

CPG Sec. 527.100 Butter - Adulteration Involving Insufficient Fat Content
	CPG Sec. 527.200 Cheese & Cheese Products - Adulteration with Filth
	CPG Sec. 527.225 Cheese - Misbranding Due to Moisture and Fat
	CPG Sec. 527.250 Cheese & Cheese Products - Misbranding Involving Net Contents
	CPG Sec. 527.300 Microbial Contaminants & Alkaline Phosphatase Activity (PDF - 104KB)
	CPG Sec. 527.350 Eggnog; Egg Nog Flavored Milk - Common or Usual Names
	CPG Sec. 527.400 Whole Milk, Lowfat Milk, Skim Milk - Aflatoxin M1
	CPG Sec. 527.450 Milk & Milk Products Containing Penicillin
	CPG Sec. 527.500 Malted Milk
	CPG Sec. 527.600 Use of DDVP (dichlorvos) Strips in Milkhouses and MilkroomsSub Chapter 530 - Dietary Supplements

CPG Sec. 530.500 Wheat Germ Containing Non-Wheat Germ TissueSub Chapter 535 - Edible Oils

CPG Sec. 535.100 Oleomargarine - Misbranding Due to Insufficient FatSub Chapters 537 - 567

Sub Chapters 570 - 590

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                        Chapter 1 - General
          Chapter 2 - Biologics
          Chapter 3 - Devices
          Chapter 4 - Human Drugs
          Chapter 5 - Food, Colors, and Cosmetics
          Chapter 6 -  Veterinary Medicine
          CPG Revision/Update History
 
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