21 CFR § 571.115 - Application of the cancer clause of section 409 of the act.

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title: "21 CFR § 571.115 - Application of the cancer clause of section 409 of the act."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "571.115"
section_name: "Application of the cancer clause of section 409 of the act."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "571"
part_name: "FOOD ADDITIVE PETITIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371; 42 U.S.C. 241."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 38647, Sept. 10, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 571.115 Application of the cancer clause of section 409 of the act.

Food additives intended for use as an ingredient in food for animals that are raised for food production and that have the potential to contaminate human food with residues whose consumption could present a risk of cancer to people must satisfy the requirements of subpart E of part 500 of this chapter.

[52 FR 49588, Dec. 31, 1987]