21 CFR 117.110
§ 117.110 Defect action levels.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 117.110, § 117.110 Defect action levels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84393
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(a) The manufacturer, processor, packer, and holder of food must at all times utilize quality control operations that reduce natural or unavoidable defects to the lowest level currently feasible.
(b) The mixing of a food containing defects at levels that render that food adulterated with another lot of food is not permitted and renders the final food adulterated, regardless of the defect level of the final food. For examples of defect action levels that may render food adulterated, see the Defect Levels Handbook, which is accessible athttp://www.fda.gov/pchfrule and athttp://www.fda.gov.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.