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Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.507.12 Applicability of this part to the holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, the requirements of this part do not apply to by-products of human food production, or the off-farm packing and holding of raw agricultural commodities, that are packed or held by that human food facility for distribution as animal food if:

(1)(i) The human food facility is subject to and in compliance with subpart B of part 117 of this chapter and in compliance with all applicable human food safety requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and implementing regulations;  or

(ii) For the off-farm packing and holding of produce (as defined in part 112 of this chapter), the human food facility is subject to and in compliance with § 117.8 of this chapter and in compliance with all applicable human food safety requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and implementing regulations;  and

(2) The human food facility does not further manufacture or process the by-products intended for use as animal food.

(b) The human food by-products for use as animal food identified in paragraph (a) of this section must be held and distributed by that facility in accordance with § 507.28 and § 117.95 of this chapter.

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