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Guidance for Industry: Summary Table of Recommended Toxicological Testing for Additives Used in Food

FinalHuman Foods Program06/01/2006

Description

This guidance represents the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic.  It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public.  You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

Key Topics

Terms and concepts identified from this document

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

3
Food contact substances

subject to FSVP enforcement discretion

Color additives

Additives used to impart color to food requiring safety evaluation

Direct food additives

Substances added directly to food requiring safety evaluation

Stakeholders

3
Dockets Management

Entity responsible for receiving written comments regarding the guidance

Office of Food Additive Safety

Office within CFSAN overseeing food additive safety evaluations

Division of Petition Review

Regulatory staff responsible for specific questions regarding food additive petitions

Regulatory Context

Regulatory Activities

2
submit comments

The process of providing feedback on the guidance document

Food Contact Notifications

Submissions required for food contact substances.; Preparation of Food Contact Notifications for Food Contact Substances

Attributes

3
Chemical structure

One of the three attributes used to define pharmacologic class.

Cumulative human exposure

Estimated dietary consumption used to determine Concern Level

Concern Level

Regulatory classification (I, II, or III) based on toxicological potential and exposure

Technical Details

Testing Methods

7
Metabolism and Pharmacokinetic studies

Recommended for Concern Level III

Developmental toxicity studies

Studies focused on teratogenicity, addressed in a separate guideline

Reproduction studies

Report results of segment I, II, III reproduction studies

Carcinogenicity studies with rodents

Required for Concern Level III

Subchronic toxicity studies

Extrapolation from subchronic toxicity studies to chronic use

Short-term toxicity tests with rodents

Minimum toxicity test for safety evaluation

Genetic Toxicity Tests

Safety information in a FAP; Safety studies included in the petition

Identified Hazards

Hazards

2
Immunotoxicity

Section XI of the guidance.

Neurotoxicity

Reason for limiting Class 2 solvents

Related CFR Sections (1)

Related MFDS Guidelines

Korean regulatory guidelines covering similar topics

See Also (8)

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