[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR109.3]

[Page 208]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 109_UNAVOIDABLE CONTAMINANTS IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND 
FOOD-PACKAGING MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  109.3  Definitions and interpretations.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
109.3 Definitions and interpretations.
109.4 Establishment of tolerances, regulatory limits, and action levels.
109.6 Added poisonous or deleterious substances.
109.7 Unavoidability.
109.15 Use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in establishments 
          manufacturing food-packaging materials.
109.16 Ornamental and decorative ceramicware.

Subpart B_Tolerances for Unavoidable Poisonous or Deleterious Substances

109.30 Tolerances for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's).

Subpart C--Regulatory Limits for Added Poisonous or Deleterious Substances 
[Reserved]

Subpart D--Naturally Occurring Poisonous or Deleterious Substances 
[Reserved]

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 336, 342, 346, 346a, 348, 371.

    Source: 42 FR 52819, Sept. 30, 1977, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) Act means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
    (b) The definitions of terms contained in section 201 of the act are 
applicable to such terms when used in this part unless modified in this 
section.
    (c) A naturally occurring poisonous or deleterious substance is a 
poisonous or deleterious substance that is an inherent natural 
constituent of a food and is not the result of environmental, 
agricultural, industrial, or other contamination.
    (d) An added poisonous or deleterious substance is a poisonous or 
deleterious substance that is not a naturally occurring poisonous or 
deleterious substance. When a naturally occurring poisonous or 
deleterious substance is increased to abnormal levels through 
mishandling or other intervening acts, it is an added poisonous or 
deleterious substance to the extent of such increase.
    (e) Food includes human food and substances migrating to food from 
food-contact articles.