Sec. 136. (a) “Food additive”, for purposes of
IC 16-42-1 through
IC 16-42-4, means any substance the intended use of which results or may be reasonably expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any food (including any substance intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, and including any source or radiation intended for any such use) if the substance is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific procedures (or, in the case of a substance used in a food before January 1, 1958, through either scientific procedures or experience based on common use in food) to be safe under the conditions of the substance’s intended use.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-18-2-136
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(1) A pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity.
(2) A pesticide chemical to the extent that the chemical is intended for use or is used in the production, storage, or transportation of any raw agricultural commodity.
(3) A color additive.
(4) Any substance used in accordance with a sanction or approval granted before the enactment of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958, under the Federal Act; the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.), or the Meat Inspection Act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260), as amended and extended (21 U.S.C. § 71 et seq.).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-28-3(w); 16-6-5-3(hh) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.137-1996, SEC.59.
