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Redbook 2000: IV.C.9.a.Guidelines for Reproduction Studies

FinalHuman Foods Program07/01/2000

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. If you want to discuss an alternative approach, contact the FDA staff responsible for implementing this guidance. If you cannot identify the appropriate FDA staff, call the appropriate number listed on the title page of this guidance.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

2
Color Additives

Food ingredients that are color additives subject to statutory and regulatory provisions

Direct Food Additives

Substances for which toxicological principles for safety assessment are issued.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

2
Female fertility index

Calculated as (number of pregnancies/number of matings) X 100.

Concern level three

Represents the highest probable risk to human health.

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