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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter E → Part 509 → Subpart A → §509.4
PART 509—UNAVOIDABLE CONTAMINANTS IN ANIMAL FOOD AND FOOD-PACKAGING MATERIAL
§509.4 Establishment of tolerances, regulatory limits, and action levels.
(a) When appropriate under the criteria of §509.6, a tolerance for an added poisonous or deleterious substance, which may be a food additive, may be established by regulation in subpart B of this part under the provisions of section 406 of the act. A tolerance may prohibit any detectable amount of the substance in food.
(b) When appropriate under the criteria of §509.6, and under section 402(a)(1) of the act, a regulatory limit for an added poisonous or deleterious substance, which may be a food additive, may be established by regulation in subpart C of this part under the provisions of sections 402(a)(1) and 701(a) of the act. A regulatory limit may prohibit any detectable amount of the substance in food. The regulatory limit established represents the level at which food is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(1) of the act.
(c)(1) When appropriate under the criteria of §509.6, an action level for an added poisonous or deleterious substance, which may be a food additive, may be established to define a level of contamination at which a food may be regarded as adulterated.
[42 FR 52821, Sept. 30, 1977, as amended at 55 FR 20786, May 21, 1990]