[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 23]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR174.485]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 174_PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS

--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart X_List of Approved Inert Ingredients

 

Sec.  174.485  Inert ingredients from sexually compatible plant.



    An inert ingredient, and residues of the inert ingredient, are 

exempt if all of the following conditions are met:

    (a) The genetic material that encodes the inert ingredient or leads 

to the production of the inert ingredient is derived from a plant 

sexually compatible with the recipient food plant.

    (b) The genetic material has never been derived from a source that 

is not sexually compatible with the recipient food plant.

    (c) The residues of the inert ingredient are not present in food 

from the plant at levels that are injurious or deleterious to human 

health.



Subparts Y-Z [Reserved]