21 CFR 170.106
§ 170.106 Notification for a food contact substance formulation (NFCSF).
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 170.106, § 170.106 Notification for a food contact substance formulation (NFCSF), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84895
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(a) In order for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accept an NFCSF, any food additive that is a component of the formulation must be authorized for its intended use in that NFCSF.
(b) FDA may publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that the agency has insufficient resources to review NFCSFs. From the date that this notice publishes in the Federal Register, FDA will no longer accept NFCSFs.
(c) An NFCSF must contain the following:
(1) A completed and signed FDA Form No. 3479; and
(2) Any additional documentation required to establish that each component of the formulation already may be marketed legally for its intended use.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.