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21 U.S.C. 346: Tolerances for poisonous or deleterious substances in food; regulations

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-929. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 342.

8 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (8).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–618 repealed subsec. (b) which required Secretary to promulgate regulations for listing of coal-tar colors.

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–929 substituted "clause (2)(A)" for "clause (2)" in first sentence. · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.