adulterated food
Adulterated food
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Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regulates and enforces laws on food safety and has technical definitions of adulterated food in various United States laws.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Definition
3 1938 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
4 Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act
4.1 Poisonous or deleterious substances
4.2 Filth and foreign matter
4.3 Economic-adulteration
4.4 Microbiological contamination and adulteration
5 Enforcement Actions against Adulterated Food
6 Food adulteration detection
7 See also
8 References
History[edit]
1906 (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.)
1957 Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.)
Products that are adulterated under these laws’ definitions cannot enter into commerce for human consumption. In India, food adulteration is increasing daily.
Definition[edit]
"Adulteration" is a legal term meaning that a food product fails to meet federal or state standards.
1938 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act[edit]
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act (1938) provides that food is "adulterated" if it meets any one of the following criteria: (1) it bears or contains any "poisonous or deleterious substance" which may render it injurious to health; (2) it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than a pesticide residue, food additive, color additive, or
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (July 2012)
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (October 2012)
Adulterated food is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome food. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regulates and enforces laws on food safety and has technical definitions of adulterated food in various United States laws.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Definition
3 1938 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
4 Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act
4.1 Poisonous or deleterious substances
4.2 Filth and foreign matter
4.3 Economic-adulteration
4.4 Microbiological contamination and adulteration
5 Enforcement Actions against Adulterated Food
6 Food adulteration detection
7 See also
8 References
History[edit]
1906 (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.)
1957 Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.)
Products that are adulterated under these laws’ definitions cannot enter into commerce for human consumption. In India, food adulteration is increasing daily.
Definition[edit]
"Adulteration" is a legal term meaning that a food product fails to meet federal or state standards.
1938 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act[edit]
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act (1938) provides that food is "adulterated" if it meets any one of the following criteria: (1) it bears or contains any "poisonous or deleterious substance" which may render it injurious to health; (2) it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than a pesticide residue, food additive, color additive, or