Packaged food and beverages

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• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1010 (Acrylic and modified acrylic plastics, semirigid and rigid)

  Only if it is made of acrylic (PMMA)

  “Semirigid and rigid acrylic and modified acrylic plastics may be safely used as articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions. The acrylic and modified acrylic polymers or plastics described in this section also may be safely used as components of articles intended for use in contact with food.”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1020 (Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene co-polymer)

  Only if it is made of ABS

  “Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene copolymer identified in this section may be safely used as an article or component of articles intended for use with all foods, except those containing alcohol, under conditions of use E, F, and G described in table 2 of § 176.170(c) of this chapter.”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1315 (Ethylene-1, 4-cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate copolymers)

  Only if it is made of copolyester

  “Ethylene-1, 4-cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate copolymer may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food subject to provisions of this section and of part 174 of this chapter.”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1350 (Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers)

  Only if it is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)

  “Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1460 (Melamine-formaldehyde resins in molded articles)

  Only if it is made of melamine resin

  “Melamine-formaldehyde resins may be safely used as the food-contact surface of molded articles intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1500 (Nylon resins)

  Only if it is made of polyamide (nylon, PA)

  “The nylon resins listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be safely used to produce articles intended for use in processing, handling, and packaging food, subject to the provisions of this section: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1520 (Olefin polymers)

  Only if it is made of polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP)

  “The olefin polymers listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food, subject to the provisions of this section.”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1550 (Perfluorocarbon resins)

  Only if it is made of fluoropolymer coating (PTFE and similar) or fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP)

  “Perfluorocarbon resins identified in this section may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended to contact food, subject to the provisions of this section: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1580 (Polycarbonate resins)

  Only if it is made of polycarbonate (PC)

  “Polycarbonate resins may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1630 (Polyethylene phthalate polymers)

  Only if it is made of PET or copolyester

  “Polyethylene phthalate polymers identified in this section may be safely used as, or components of plastics (films, articles, or fabric) intended for use in contact with food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.1640 (Polystyrene and rubber-modified polystyrene)

  Only if it is made of polystyrene (PS)

  “Polystyrene and rubber-modified polystyrene identified in this section may be safely used as components of articles intended for use in contact with food, subject to the provisions of this section.”

• Finished food-contact article must be made from a material that meets 21 CFR 177.2600 (Rubber articles intended for repeated use)

  Only if it is made of silicone or rubber

  “Rubber articles intended for repeated use may be safely used in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, subject to the provisions of this section.”

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• Register: register before the facility begins to manufacture, process, pack or hold food for US consumption

  “You must register before your facility begins to manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for consumption in the United States. You may authorize an individual to register the facility on your behalf.”

• Register: renew the food facility registration every other year between Oct 1 and Dec 31 of each even-numbered year

  “You must submit a registration renewal containing the information required under § 1.232 every other year, during the period beginning on October …”

• Register: owner, operator or agent in charge of a domestic or foreign facility that manufactures/processes, packs or holds food for US consumption registers the facility with FDA

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “You must register your facility under this subpart if you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of either a domestic or foreign facility, …”

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• Food additives (substances whose intended use results in their becoming a component of food)

  Only if the intended use of a substance in it results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component of food

  “(e)(1) Food additives includes all substances not exempted by section 201(s) of the act, the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, …”

• Substances added to food claimed to be generally recognized as safe

  Only if a substance in it that may become a component of food is used as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) rather than as an approved food additive

  “(a) General recognition of safety may be based only on the views of experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of substances directly or indirectly added …”

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• Facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food

  “(2) The owner, operator, or agent in charge of a facility must ensure that all individuals who manufacture, process, pack, or hold food subject to subpart C, D, E, F, …”

• Disease control. Any person who, by medical examination or supervisory observation …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “(a) Disease control. Any person who, by medical examination or supervisory observation, is shown to have, or appears to have, an illness, open lesion, including …”

• Grounds. The grounds about a food plant under the control of the operator must be kept in a condition that will protect against the contamination of food.

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “(a) Grounds. The grounds about a food plant under the control of the operator must be kept in a condition that will protect against the contamination of food.”

• General maintenance. Buildings, fixtures, and other physical facilities of the …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “(a) General maintenance. Buildings, fixtures, and other physical facilities of the plant must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and must be kept …”

• All plant equipment and utensils used in manufacturing, processing, packing …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “(a)(1) All plant equipment and utensils used in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding food must be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable, and must be adequately maintained to protect against allergen cross-contact and contamination.”

• General. (1) All operations in the manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “(a) General. (1) All operations in the manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding of food (including operations directed to receiving, inspecting, transporting, and segregating) must be conducted in accordance with adequate sanitation principles.”

• Storage and transportation of food must be under conditions that will protect against …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes

  “Storage and transportation of food must be under conditions that will protect against allergen cross-contact and against biological, chemical (including radiological), and physical contamination of food, as well as against deterioration of the food and the container.”

• Requirement for a food safety plan. (1) You must prepare, or have prepared, …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Qualified facility: No and Facility required to register: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “(a) Requirement for a food safety plan. (1) You must prepare, or have prepared, and implement a written food safety plan.”

• Requirement for a hazard analysis. (1) You must conduct a hazard analysis to …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Qualified facility: No and Facility required to register: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “(a) Requirement for a hazard analysis. (1) You must conduct a hazard analysis to identify and evaluate, based on experience, illness data, scientific reports, and …”

• Facility subject to subpart C of part 117, food with a hazard requiring a preventive control

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Qualified facility: No and Facility required to register: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “(a)(1) You must identify and implement preventive controls to provide assurances that any hazards requiring a preventive control will be significantly minimized or prevented …”

• Written recall plan for food with a hazard requiring a preventive control

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Qualified facility: No and Facility required to register: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “You must establish a written recall plan for the food.”

• Notify competent authority: Attestations to be submitted. A qualified facility must submit the following …

  Only if Operates a food facility or food business: Yes and Qualified facility: Yes and Facility required to register: Yes and Facility exempt from registration: No

  “(a) Attestations to be submitted. A qualified facility must submit the following attestations to FDA: …”

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• Food manufacturers

  “The manufacturer of food must at all times utilize quality control procedures which will reduce contamination to the lowest level currently feasible.”

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• Finished food-contact article must use materials that meet 21 CFR 175.300 (Resinous and polymeric coatings)

  Only if it is made of fluoropolymer coating (PTFE and similar) or other coating and a resinous or polymeric coating is the food-contact surface, applied as a continuous film or enamel over a metal substrate, or for repeated food-contact use as a continuous film or enamel that serves as a functional barrier between the food and the substrate (21 CFR 175.300(a))

  “Resinous and polymeric coatings may be safely used as the food-contact surface of articles intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

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This is a list of 20 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Must not contain Flectol H

  Only if it contains Flectol H

  “§ 189.220 Flectol H. (a) Flectol H is the chemical 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline, polymerized, C12H15N. It is a synthetic chemical not found in natural products, and has been used as a component of food packaging adhesives.”

• 19 more rows in this list.

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• A seller or manufacturer of consumer goods in Maine cannot exclude or modify the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness or the buyer's remedies: such language is unenforceable, and in a retail sale it is an unfair trade practice

  “Any language, oral or written, used by a seller or manufacturer of consumer goods and services that attempts to exclude or modify any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or to exclude or modify the consumer's remedies for breach of those warranties is unenforceable.”

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• The product's package and packaging components have no intentionally introduced lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium, and the four together are at most 100 ppm

  Only if you offer the product in Maine in a package (32 M.R.S. 1733(2): "any product in a package"); a product sold with no packaging has nothing to comply

  “A manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State any product in a package that includes, in the package itself or any packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution.”

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• The product contains no more than 0.1 percent of the penta or octa mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers

  Effective January 1, 2006, a person may not sell or offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, a product containing more than 0.1% of the "penta" or "octa" mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

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• Register: pay the packaging stewardship organization for the product's packaging and report its packaging by type, once Maine's stewardship program contract is in effect

  Only if you are its producer under 38 M.R.S. 2146(1)(O) (for a product sold at a physical retail location in Maine: the person that manufactured the product under its own brand; if none, the licensee; if none, the brand owner; if none in the United States, the importer of record; for e-commerce shipping packaging, the person that packages the item), and you are not exempt under 2146(2) (less than $2,000,000 total gross revenue in the prior calendar year, or less than one ton of packaging material into Maine)

  “beginning one calendar year following the effective date of the contract entered into by the department and the stewardship organization pursuant to subsection 3, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material for which the producer has not complied with all applicable requirements of this section.”

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• Anoxomer

  “§ 172.105 Anoxomer. Anoxomer as identified in this section may be safely used in accordance with the following conditions: …”

• Butylated hydroxyanisole

  “§ 172.110 BHA. The food additive BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in food for human consumption in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods, as follows: …”

• BHT

  “§ 172.115 BHT. The food additive BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods, as follows: …”

• Calcium disodium EDTA

  “§ 172.120 Calcium disodium EDTA. The food additive calcium disodium EDTA (calcium disodium ethylene-diaminetetraacetate) may be safely used in designated foods for the purposes and in accordance with the conditions prescribed, as follows: …”

• Dehydroacetic acid

  “§ 172.130 Dehydroacetic acid. The food additive dehydroacetic acid and/or its sodium salt may be safely used in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Dimethyl dicarbonate

  “§ 172.133 Dimethyl dicarbonate. Dimethyl dicarbonate (CAS Reg. No. 4525-33-1) may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Disodium EDTA

  “§ 172.135 Disodium EDTA. The food additive disodium EDTA (disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate) may be safely used in designated foods for the purposes and in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Ethoxyquin

  “§ 172.140 Ethoxyquin. (a) Ethoxyquin (1,2-dihydro-6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline) may be safely used as an antioxidant for preservation of color in the production of chili powder, paprika, and ground chili at levels not in excess of 100 parts per million.”

• Heptylparaben

  “§ 172.145 Heptylparaben. (a) The food additive heptylparaben is the chemical n-heptyl p-hydroxybenzoate.”

• 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di tert butylphenol

  “§ 172.150 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol. The food additive 4-hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Natamycin (pimaricin)

  “§ 172.155 Natamycin (pimaricin). (a) Natamycin (CAS Reg. No. 7681-93-8), also known as pimaricin, is a polyene macrolide antimycotic substance possessing an empirical formula of C33H47NO13 and a molecular weight of 665.7.”

• Potassium nitrate

  “§ 172.160 Potassium nitrate. The food additive potassium nitrate may be safely used as a curing agent in the processing of cod roe, in an amount not to exceed 200 parts per million of the finished roe.”

• 142 more rules found in this law.

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• Certain substances employed in the manufacture of food-packaging materials

  § 181.22 Certain substances employed in the manufacture of food-packaging materials. Prior to the enactment of the food additives amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, sanctions were granted for the usage of the substances listed in §§ 181.23, 181.24, 181.25, 181.26, 181.27, 181.28, 181.29, and 181.30 in the manufacture of packaging materials. So used, these substances are not considered “food additives” within the meaning of section 201(s) of the Act, provided that they are of good commercial grade, are suitable for association with food, and are used in accordance with good manufacturing practice.

• Antimycotics

  “§ 181.23 Antimycotics. Substances classified as antimycotics, when migrating from food-packaging material shall include: …”

• Antioxidants

  “§ 181.24 Antioxidants. Substances classified as antioxidants, when migrating from food-packaging material (limit of addition to food, 0.005 percent) shall include: …”

• Driers

  “§ 181.25 Driers. Substances classified as driers, when migrating from food-packaging material shall include: …”

• Drying oils as components of finished resins

  “§ 181.26 Drying oils as components of finished resins. Substances classified as drying oils, when migrating from food-packaging material (as components of finished resins) shall include: …”

• Plasticizers

  “§ 181.27 Plasticizers. Substances classified as plasticizers, when migrating from food-packaging material shall include: …”

• Release agents

  “§ 181.28 Release agents. Substances classified as release agents, when migrating from food-packaging material shall include: …”

• Stabilizers

  “§ 181.29 Stabilizers. Substances classified as stabilizers, when migrating from food-packaging material shall include: …”

• Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging

  “§ 181.30 Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging. Substances used in the manufacture of paper and paperboard products used in food packaging shall include: …”

• Acrylonitrile copolymers and resins

  “§ 181.32 Acrylonitrile copolymers and resins. (a) Acrylonitrile copolymers and resins listed in this section, containing less than 30 percent acrylonitrile and complying with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, may be safely used as follows: …”

• Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate

  “§ 181.33 Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate. Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate are subject to prior sanctions issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use as sources of nitrite, with or without sodium or potassium nitrite, in the production of cured red meat products and cured poultry products.”

• Sodium nitrite

  “§ 181.34 Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite. Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite are subject to prior sanctions issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use as color fixatives and preservative agents, with or without sodium or potassium nitrate, in the curing of red meat and poultry products.”

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• Label: food containing artificial flavoring, artificial coloring or a chemical preservative states that fact

  “If it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative, unless it bears labeling stating that fact, …”

• Label: food intended for human consumption bears nutrition information (calories, fat, sodium, carbohydrate, fibre, sugars, protein)

  “if it is a food intended for human consumption and is offered for sale, unless its label or labeling bears nutrition information …”

• Food whose labeling is false or misleading in any particular is misbranded

  “If (1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular, or (2) in the case of a food to which section 350 of this title applies, its advertising is false or misleading in a material respect or its labeling is in violation of section 350(b)(2) of this title.”

• Not allowed: if it is offered for sale under the name of another food.

  “If it is offered for sale under the name of another food.”

• If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard …

  “If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard of identity has been prescribed by regulations as provided by section 341 of this title, unless (1) it conforms to such definition and standard, and (2) its label bears the name of the food specified in the definition and standard, and, insofar as may be required by such regulations, the common names of optional ingredients (other than spices, flavoring, and coloring) present in such food.”

• Label: packaged food label carries the name and place of business and an accurate statement of the quantity of contents

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “If in package form unless it bears a label containing (1) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and …”

• Label: food with no standard of identity bears the common or usual name and the common or usual name of each ingredient

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “Unless its label bears (1) the common or usual name of the food, if any there be, and (2) in case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, the common or usual name of each such ingredient and if the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice, a statement with appropriate prominence on the information panel of the total percentage of such fruit or vegetable juice contained in the food; …”

• Label: flavorings, colorings and incidental additives that are or contain a major food allergen are subject to allergen labeling

  Only if Allergens it contains: Milk or Eggs or Fish or Crustaceans or Tree nuts or Peanuts or Cereals containing gluten or Soy or Sesame

  “Notwithstanding subsection (g), (i), or (k), or any other law, a flavoring, coloring, or incidental additive that is, or that bears or contains, a major …”

• Label: required label information must be prominently placed with conspicuousness and in terms the ordinary individual will read and understand

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.”

• Label: food containing a major food allergen declares it: 'Contains' statement after the ingredient list, or source name in parentheses in the ingredient list

  Only if Allergens it contains: Milk or Eggs or Fish or Crustaceans or Tree nuts or Peanuts or Soy or Sesame or Shrimp or Crab or Walnut or Mackerel

  If it is not a raw agricultural commodity and it is, or it contains an ingredient that bears or contains, a major food allergen, unless either— (A) the word "Contains", followed by the name of the food source from which the major food allergen is derived, is printed immediately after or is adjacent to the list of ingredients (in a type size no smaller than the type size used in the list of ingredients) required under subsections (g) and (i); …

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• Label: food with artificial flavor, artificial colour or chemical preservative: statement

  “(c) A statement of artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative shall be placed on the food or on its container or wrapper, or on any two or all three of these, as may be necessary to render such statement likely to be read by the ordinary person under customary conditions of purchase and use of such food.”

• Label: food to which any colouring has been added: colouring declared in the ingredient statement

  “(k) The label of a food to which any coloring has been added shall declare the coloring in the statement of ingredients in the manner …”

• Label: All words, statements, and other information required by or under authority …

  “(c)(1) All words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the act to appear on the label or labeling shall appear thereon …”

• Required words, statements and information must be prominent and conspicuous on the part of the label displayed under customary conditions of purchase

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “A word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of the act to appear on the label may lack that prominence and conspicuousness required by section 403(f) of the act by reason (among other reasons) of: (1) The failure of such word, statement, or information to appear on the part or panel of the label which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase; …”

• Label: All information required to appear on the label of any package of food under …

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(b) All information required to appear on the label of any package of food under §§ 101.4, 101.5, 101.8, 101.9, 101.13, 101.17, 101.36, subpart D …”

• Label: packaged food: statement of identity on the principal display panel

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(a) The principal display panel of a food in package form shall bear as one of its principal features a statement of the identity of the commodity. (b) Such statement of identity shall be in terms of: (1) The name now or hereafter specified in or required by any applicable Federal law or regulation; …”

• Label: Under the provisions of section 403(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic …

  Only if Represented as an imitation or substitute: Yes

  “(e) Under the provisions of section 403(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a food shall be deemed to be misbranded if it …”

• Label: packaged food made from two or more ingredients: ingredient declaration

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(a)(1) Ingredients required to be declared on the label or labeling of a food, including foods that comply with standards of identity, except those ingredients exempted by § 101.100, shall be listed by common or usual name in descending order of predominance by weight on either the principal display panel or the information panel in accordance with the provisions of § 101.2, except that ingredients in dietary supplements that are listed in the nutrition label in accordance with § 101.36 need not be repeated in the ingredient list.”

• Label: packaged food: name and place of business

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(a) The label of a food in packaged form shall specify conspicuously the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. …”

• Label: packaged food: net quantity of contents on the principal display panel

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(a) The principal display panel of a food in package form shall bear a declaration of the net quantity of contents. This shall be expressed in the terms of weight, measure, numerical count, or a combination of numerical count and weight or measure.”

• Label: Nutrition information relating to food shall be provided for all products intended …

  Only if Sold by a restaurant or retail food establishment (US): No, plus one of 2 further conditions the law names (see the quote)

  “(a) Nutrition information relating to food shall be provided for all products intended for human consumption and offered for sale unless an exemption is provided …”

• Label: food intended for human consumption and offered for sale: nutrition labeling

  Only if Sold by a restaurant or retail food establishment (US): No, plus one of 2 further conditions the law names (see the quote)

  “(a) Nutrition information relating to food shall be provided for all products intended for human consumption and offered for sale unless an exemption is provided …”

• 8 more rules found in this law.

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• Acrylonitrile copolymers

  “§ 180.22 Acrylonitrile copolymers. Acrylonitrile copolymers may be safely used on an interim basis as articles or components of articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: …”

• Mannitol

  “§ 180.25 Mannitol. (a) Mannitol is the chemical 1,2,3,4,5,6,-hexanehexol (C6H14O6) a hexahydric alcohol, differing from sorbitol principally by having a different optical rotation. Mannitol is produced by one of the following processes: …”

• Saccharin, ammonium saccharin, calcium saccharin, and sodium saccharin

  “§ 180.37 Saccharin, ammonium saccharin, calcium saccharin, and sodium saccharin. The food additives saccharin, ammonium saccharin, calcium saccharin, and sodium saccharin may be safely used as sweetening agents in food in accordance with the following conditions, if the substitution for nutritive sweeteners is for a valid special dietary purpose and is in accord with current special dietary food …”

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This is a list of 214 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Acetic acid

  “§ 184.1005 Acetic acid. (a) Acetic acid (C2H4O2, CAS Reg. No. 64-19-7) is known as ethanoic acid. It occurs naturally in plant and animal tissues. It is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates or by organic synthesis. The principal synthetic methods currently employed are oxidation of acetaldehyde derived from ethylene, liquid phase oxidation of butane, and reaction of carbon monoxide with methanol derived from natural gas.”

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This is a list of 76 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Glutamic acid

  “§ 182.1045 Glutamic acid. (a) Product. Glutamic acid.”

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This is a list of 57 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Acrylate-acrylamide resins

  “§ 173.5 Acrylate-acrylamide resins. Acrylate-acrylamide resins may be safely used in food under the following prescribed conditions: …”

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This is a list of 15 chemicals, one rule each. None is a substance in your answers, so it is one entry here. One row follows as an example; declare a substance to see its row first.

• Sulfamic acid

  “§ 186.1093 Sulfamic acid. (a) Sulfamic acid (H …”

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• Every product sold on TikTok Shop in the United States.

  “Products are regularly reviewed and audited to confirm compliance with applicable regulatory and industry safety standards …”

• Hold a declaration: certificate or declaration of compliance or conformity showing the product meets the legal, regulatory or recognized standard requirements of the U.S. market, with product name, company, issuer, signature or stamp, dates and the applicable law or standard.

  Only if TikTok Shop takes a safety enforcement action on the product or asks for proof of its safety

  “Product Certificates of Compliance or Conformity: A certificate or declaration showing that the product complies with applicable legal, regulatory, or recognized standard requirements for the market where it is sold …”

• Test: test report from an accredited laboratory confirming the product passed required testing against recognized safety standards (such as UL, IEC or equivalent), showing product name, tests, results, date of issuance and the laboratory stamp or signature.

  Only if TikTok Shop takes a safety enforcement action on the product or asks for proof of its safety

  “A test report issued by an accredited laboratory confirming that the product passed required testing against recognized safety standards, such as UL, IEC, or equivalent standards, where applicable.”

• Hold a declaration: requested product information and documents, obtained from the manufacturer, supplier or importer if needed, and a description of how a safety issue was addressed.

  Only if TikTok Shop requests product information

  “Sellers must respond promptly to requests for product information. This may require contacting the manufacturer, supplier, or importer to obtain documents.”

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• Label: every product listed on Walmart Marketplace

  “All product labels, information and images in a Walmart.com listing must be in English and must not contain any conflicting information.”

• Not allowed: products whose materials, components or ingredients are produced with forced labor

  Only if any of its materials, components or ingredients is produced through the use of forced labor

  “Products whose materials, components and ingredients are produced through the use of forced labor.”

• Not allowed: products whose components or ingredients come from, are processed in or pass through Iran, Cuba, North Korea, or the Luhansk, Donetsk or Crimea regions of Ukraine, or are sourced from sanctioned parties

  Only if a component or ingredient is grown, produced, manufactured, extracted or processed in, sourced from or transported through a listed territory

  “Products whose components or ingredients are grown, produced, manufactured, extracted or processed in; sourced from; or transported through any of these territories: …”

• Label: products listed on Walmart Marketplace

  Only if NIST Handbook 130's Uniform E-commerce Regulation applies to the listing

  “Where applicable, the information must follow the regulations set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Handbook 130 – Current Edition, IV. Uniform Regulations, G. Uniform E- commerce Regulation.”

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• Not allowed: products recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer or by order of a government agency such as the FDA or CPSC; affected listings must be removed and shipments stopped

  Only if the product has been recalled

  “Sellers must not list or sell products that have been recalled.”

• Notify TikTok Shop (Account Manager or Seller Center ticket): products sold on TikTok Shop by their brand owner or manufacturer

  Only if you are the brand owner or manufacturer and a recall occurs

  “If you’re a brand owner or manufacturer, notify your Account Manager or submit a Seller Center ticket when a recall occurs …”

• Hold a declaration: letter of Compliance from the manufacturer named in the recall announcement, on official letterhead, signed, in PDF or Word, explaining the reason for the recall and why new inventory is safe, with product ID, name and description; needed to reinstate a recalled product.

  Only if the product was recalled and you ask TikTok Shop to reinstate it

  “Submit a Letter of Compliance to your Account Manager or through the appeals process.”

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• Notify Walmart.com: products listed on Walmart Marketplace that become subject to a recall

  Only if a product you list is recalled

  “you’re obligated to notify Walmart.com of all product recalls within 24 hours of becoming aware of the recall …”

• Not allowed: products subject to a mandatory or voluntary recall or market withdrawal; products named in a warning letter, safety alert or regulatory press release may also be prohibited

  Only if the product has been recalled

  “Products that have been recalled are prohibited from sale on Walmart Marketplace.”

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• Every product claim in a Walmart Marketplace listing.

  “Walmart Marketplace requires all product listings only contain truthful claims that are subject to necessary jurisdictional restrictions or prohibition.”

• Not allowed: consumer products or product packaging claiming to be biodegradable, degradable, compostable or decomposable (any form of these terms)

  Only if the listing claims “biodegradable”, “degradable”, “compostable” or “decomposable”

  Consumer products that make environmental product claims such as "biodegradable" or "compostable" are restricted from being sold on Walmart Marketplace, where applicable in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

• Must not contain PFAS (the marketplace page's definition)

  Only if it contains PFAS

  Products containing chemicals including but not limited to PFAS, PFOS, PTFE, PFOA and other commonly called “forever chemicals” are restricted on the Marketplace.

• Not allowed: items claiming Made in the USA (including Made in America, Grown in the USA, Manufactured in USA, Assembled in America, Built in America) that were substantially transformed outside the U.S., or whose listing shows a conflicting country of origin

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Any item claiming to be Made in the USA that had substantial transformation occur outside of the U.S.”

• Items claiming Made in the USA

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Walmart requires any Made in the USA product claim to be consistent across images, product packaging and item attributes.”

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• Not allowed: products that cannot lawfully be imported, including products sourced from or made in sanctioned territories.

  Only if the product cannot be lawfully imported into the customer's country, or is sourced from or made in a territory under economic or trade sanctions

  “Products that cannot be lawfully imported into the customer's country, including products sourced from or manufactured in territories subject to economic or trade sanctions …”

• Must not contain Cyanide

  Only if it contains cyanide

  “Any products containing cyanide …”

• Must not contain Mercury

  Only if it contains mercury

  “Any products containing mercury …”

• Listings that claim or imply the product diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats or prevents a disease or medical condition

  Only if the listing claims “disease treatment” or “drug like”

  “A product may be treated as a drug or medical device when its listing claims or implies that it diagnoses, cures, mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease or medical condition …”

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• Not allowed: products subject to a recall, market withdrawal or stop sale by the manufacturer, another recalling firm or a regulator (CPSC, NHTSA, FDA, USDA-FSIS, EPA); offering them may lead to suspension or permanent removal of selling privileges

  Only if the product, model or lot is subject to a recall, market withdrawal or stop sale

  “Amazon bars any person from selling products subject to recalls, market withdrawals, and stop sales regardless if they are publicly announced or not.”

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• Every product listed on Amazon

  “Sellers must ensure their products are accurately categorized, described, and in compliance with Amazon’s listing standards for any product sold on Amazon, as outlined in its product detail page rules.”

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• Every product sold on TikTok Shop

  “Accurately categorize and describe products in accordance with TikTok Shop's listing standards …”

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• Notify US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35) if PFAS (United States (federal) definition) is present

  Only if you manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022

  “Persons who have manufactured for commercial purposes a chemical substance identified in § 705.5 at any period from January 1, 2011, through the end of the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023, except as described in § 705.12, is subject to the requirements of this part.”

• Notify US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35) if PFAS (United States (federal) definition) is present

  Only if you manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022

  “All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”

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• A general environmental benefit claim (for example "eco-friendly" or "green") made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “eco-friendly”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit.”

• A compostable claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “compostable”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is compostable.”

• A degradable or biodegradable claim (including oxo-degradable, oxo-biodegradable and photodegradable claims) made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “biodegradable”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is degradable, biodegradable, oxo-degradable, oxo-biodegradable, or photodegradable.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of BPA or does not contain or use BPA.

  Only if the listing claims “BPA-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of formaldehyde or does not contain or use formaldehyde.

  Only if the listing claims “formaldehyde-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of lead or does not contain or use lead.

  Only if the listing claims “lead-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of PFAS or does not contain or use PFAS.

  Only if the listing claims “PFAS-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A claim that the product or its package is free of PTFE or does not contain or use PTFE.

  Only if the listing claims “PTFE-free”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is free of, or does not contain or use, a substance.”

• A non-toxic claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “non-toxic”

  “It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product, package, or service is non-toxic. Non-toxic claims should be clearly and prominently qualified to the extent necessary to avoid deception.”

• A recyclable claim made for the product or its package.

  Only if the listing claims “recyclable”

  “A product or package should not be marketed as recyclable unless it can be collected, separated, or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program …”

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• Disclose: if you give a written warranty, put all its terms in one clear document: who and what is covered, what you will do, how long, how to claim, and the required State-rights statements

  Only if you give a written warranty on a consumer product that costs the consumer more than $15 (16 CFR 701.2: the rules apply to "written warranties on consumer products… (see the quote)

  “Any warrantor warranting to a consumer by means of a written warranty a consumer product actually costing the consumer more than $15.00 shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in a single document in simple and readily understood language, the following items of information: …”

• Disclose: make the written warranty's text available to the buyer before the sale (in store, catalog or online listing, door to door); the warrantor supplies the text or posts it online

  Only if you give a written warranty on a consumer product that costs the consumer more than $15, or sell such a product with one (16 CFR 702.3: "The following requirements… (see the quote)

  “the seller of a consumer product with a written warranty shall make a text of the warranty readily available for examination by the prospective buyer by: …”

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• Irradiated food receives the minimum dose reasonably required and no more than the maximum dose of the applicable regulation

  “Food treated with ionizing radiation shall receive the minimum radiation dose reasonably required to accomplish its intended technical effect and not more …”

• Label: Labeling. (1) The label and labeling of retail packages of foods irradiated …

  Only if Sold prepacked: Yes

  “(c) Labeling. (1) The label and labeling of retail packages of foods irradiated in conformance with paragraph (b) of this section shall bear the following …”

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• A label that represents the product as Made in the United States without qualification.

  “all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States, and all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States.”

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• Notify FDA: prior notice of imported food submitted to FDA and confirmed before arrival (2 h road, 4 h rail or air, 8 h water)

  “you must submit the prior notice to FDA and the prior notice submission must be confirmed by FDA for review as follows: (1) If …”

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• Listings with claims about composition or ingredients (for example "non-toxic", "PFAS-free", "BPA-free", "100% organic")

  Only if the listing claims “non-toxic”, “chemical-free”, “free of chemical class”, “PFAS-free”, “BPA-free”, “lead-free” or “organic”

  “Claims about a product’s performance, composition, ingredients, or origin must be backed by verifiable evidence and documentation.”

• Listings with unqualified superlatives or comparisons

  Only if the listing claims “absolute superlative”

  “Direct or implied comparisons and superlatives like ''best'', ''100% pure'', or ''guaranteed'' should only be used when supported by verifiable and objective proof.”

• Listings with environmental claims such as "eco-friendly", "sustainable", "carbon-neutral", recyclable or degradable

  Only if the listing claims “eco-friendly”, “sustainable”, “carbon neutral”, “recyclable”, “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “degradable”

  “Environmental claims about the qualities or characteristics of a product must be truthful and not misleading, and they should be supported by evidence.”

• Not allowed: products that claim or imply they diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent a disease, without FDA approval; the page's list includes anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-microbial

  Only if the listing claims “disease treatment” or “drug like”

  “Amazon prohibits the sale of products that imply or claim to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases in humans or animals without approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).”

• Listings claiming FDA clearance or approval or showing the FDA logo

  Only if the listing claims “fda approved”

  Products with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claim to be "FDA Cleared," "FDA approved" or products that include the FDA logo in associated images must meet additional requirements.

• Listings that state or imply the product is made, manufactured, built, produced, created or crafted in the United States

  Only if the listing claims “Made in USA”

  “Amazon prohibits the sale of products that imply or claim Made in USA without meeting the requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission.”

• Not allowed: listings (detail page, images, descriptions, packaging and marketing materials) that are misleading about the product's qualities or characteristics; may lead to product removal, listing restrictions and account penalties

  Only if the listing claims “misleading characteristics”

  “Amazon policy prohibits the sale of products that are misleading about the qualities or characteristics of the product.”

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• Must not contain Chrysotile asbestos

  Only if it contains chrysotile asbestos

  “Products containing chrysotile asbestos …”

• Must not contain Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)

  Only if it contains dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)

  “Products containing methylene chloride (MC)”

• Must not contain Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

  Only if it contains tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

  “Products containing perchloroethylene (PCE) - (starting March 8, 2027)”

• Must not contain Trichloroethylene

  Only if it contains trichloroethylene

  “Products containing trichloroethylene (TCE)”

• Must not contain TSCA PBT chemicals (the marketplace page's definition)

  Only if it contains TSCA PBT chemicals

  “Products containing regulated persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) - (starting January 6, 2026)”