603-029-2405 Use of Food Ingredients and Sources of Radiation (1)(a) General. No meat or meat product shall bear or contain any food ingredient that would render it adulterated or misbranded, or which is not approved in this OAR 603-029-2400 to 603-029-2415, OAR 603-029-1100 to 603-029-1190, or OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299, or by the Department in specific cases. (b) Carcasses, parts thereof, and products of meat animals may be used in the processing of poultry products only if they were prepared in a state-inspected establishment, a CIS establishment, or an official federal establishment, were inspected and passed in accordance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the regulations under such Act (subchapter A of this chapter), and are so marked. (2)(a) Food ingredients and sources of radiation. Food ingredients and sources of radiation listed or approved for use in the production of meat in 21 CFR chapter I, subchapter A or subchapter B, shall be listed for such use under this rule, subject to declaration requirements in OAR 603-029-0900 to 603-029-0970 and OAR 603-029-1000 to 603-029-1058, unless precluded from such use or further restricted in OAR 603-029-1100 to 603-029-1190 or OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299, or unless such use otherwise results in the adulteration or misbranding of meat. Food ingredients and sources of radiation listed or approved for use in the production of meat in 21 CFR Chapter I, subchapter A or subchapter B, may be listed or approved for such use under this rule by the Department in OAR 603-029-2405, subject to declaration requirements in OAR 603-029-0900 to 603-029-0970 and OAR 603-029-1000 to 603-029-1058. (b) No food ingredients or sources of radiation may be used in the preparation of any meat or poultry product, for any purpose, unless the use is listed or approved in 21 CFR chapter I as a direct food additive (21 CFR part 172), a secondary direct food additive (21 CFR part 173), indirect food additive (21 CFR parts 174-178), radiation source (21 CFR part 179), an interim-listed direct food additive (21 CFR part 180), a prior-sanctioned substance (21 CFR part 181), a Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) substance (21 CFR parts 182 or 184), or by a rule in this Division 29. OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299 also specifies other food ingredients that are acceptable in preparing specified products. (c) No food ingredient, the intended use of which is to impart color in any meat or poultry product, shall be used unless such use is approved in 21 CFR chapter I as a color additive (21 CFR Parts 73, 74, 81, and 82) or in a rule in this Division 29. (d) Petitions to amend 21 CFR chapter I to provide for uses of food additives, or other substances or sources of radiation necessary in the preparation of meat or poultry products, or food ingredients used to impart color to product, should be sent to the Food and Drug Administration, in accordance with the provisions of 21 CFR parts 71 or 171, as appropriate. (e) Inquiries concerning the regulatory status under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of any articles intended for use as components of, or in contact with, meat or poultry products, may be addressed to the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, or the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Office of Policy, Program Development and Evaluation, Washington, DC 20250-3700. (f) Inquiries concerning the use in specific meat or poultry products of substances that are not affirmed by the Food and Drug Administration as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) or otherwise listed in 21 CFR part 182 or part 184, or of food or color additives listed in 21 CFR regulations for general use in foods or for use in meat, or poultry products, generally, including mixtures of such substances or additives, should be addressed to the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Office of Policy, Program Development and Evaluation, Washington, DC 20250-3700. (3) The food ingredients specified in the following chart are approved for use in the preparation of meat products, provided they are used for the purposes indicated, within the limit of the amounts stated, and under other conditions specified in this rule and OAR 603-029-1000 to 603-029-1058. OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299 specifies other food ingredients that are acceptable in preparing specified meat products. This chart also contains food ingredients that are acceptable for use in poultry products, provided they are used for the purpose indicated, within the limits of the amounts stated and under other conditions specified in this part. No meat or poultry product shall bear or contain any food ingredient that would render it adulterated or misbranded, or which is not approved in this rule, or by the Department in specific cases. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619.046, ORS 619.026 & ORS 619.036 History: DOA 19-2022, adopt filed 07/27/2022, effective 07/28/2022