[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR589.1000]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 589--SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN ANIMAL FOOD OR FEED--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Listing of Specific Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal 
                              Food or Feed
 
Sec. 589.1000  Gentian violet.


    The Food and Drug Administration has determined that gentian violet 
has not been shown by adequate scientific data to be safe for use in 
animal feed. Use of gentian violet in animal feed causes the feed to be 
adulterated and in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(the act), in the absence of a regulation providing for its

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safe use as a food additive under section 409 of the act, unless it is 
subject to an effective notice of claimed investigational exemption for 
a food additive under Sec. 570.17 of this chapter, or unless the 
substance is intended for use as a new animal drug and is subject to an 
approved application under section 512 of the act or an effective notice 
of claimed investigational exemption for a new animal drug under part 
511 of this chapter.

[56 FR 40507, Aug. 15, 1991]