Pennsylvania § 5731 Poisonous or deleterious substances and tolerances

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5731 — Poisonous or deleterious substances and tolerances

Pennsylvania·Title 3 AGRICULTURE·Part PART VII·Ch. 57 FOOD PROTECTION·Subch. FOOD SAFETY

(a)Additions to food.--A poisonous or deleterious substance added to a food, except where the substance is required in its production and cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, shall be deemed to be unsafe unless added in compliance with the Federal acts.

(b)Pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities.--A poisonous or deleterious pesticide chemical, or any chemical which is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of pesticide chemicals as safe for use, added to a raw agricultural commodity shall be deemed unsafe unless added in compliance with the Federal acts.

(c)Unsafe food additives.--A food additive shall, with respect to any particular use or intended use, be deemed to be unsafe for the

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(a) Additions to food.--A poisonous or deleterious substance added to a food, except where the substance is required in its production and cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, shall be deemed to be unsafe unless added in compliance with the Federal acts.

(b) Pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities.--A poisonous or deleterious pesticide chemical, or any chemical which is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of pesticide chemicals as safe for use, added to a raw agricultural commodity shall be deemed unsafe unless added in compliance with the Federal acts.

(c) Unsafe food additives.--A food additive shall, with respect to any particular use or intended use, be deemed to be unsafe for the purposes of the application of section 5728(4) (relating to adulteration of food) unless it and its intended use conform to the terms of an exemption which is in effect under this section or unless there is in effect, and it and its intended use are in conformity with, a regulation issued under this section prescribing the conditions under which the additive may be safely used. A food which is in compliance with a regulation relating to a food additive shall not, by reason of bearing or containing an additive in accordance with the regulations, be considered adulterated within the meaning of section 5728(4).

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