Description
Water is a food as defined in section 20l(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (2l USC 32l(f)). It is a normal constituent of many foods and is essential in the preparation and processing of most commercially prepared foods. However, it is also one of the most ancient and cheapest of food adulterants and should not be used as such.
Scope & Applicability
Product Classes
2Foods with established standards of identity
Foods where water is used as an ingredient
Related CFR Sections (5)
- 21CFR161.130§ 161.130 Oysters.
(a) Oysters, raw oysters, shucked oysters, are the class of foods each of which is obtained by shucking shell oysters and preparing them in accordance with the procedure prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. The name of each such food is the name specified in the applicable definition and staRead full regulation →
- 21CFR155.200§ 155.200 Certain other canned vegetables.
(a) The canned vegetables for which definitions and standards of identity are prescribed by this section are those named in column I of the table set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. The vegetable ingredient in each such canned vegetable is obtained by proper preparation from the succulent veRead full regulation →
- 21CFR101.100§ 101.100 Food; exemptions from labeling.
(a) The following foods are exempt from compliance with the requirements of section 403(i)(2) of the act (requiring a declaration on the label of the common or usual name of each ingredient when the food is fabricated from two or more ingredients).Read full regulation →
- 21CFR137.105§ 137.105 Flour.
(a) Flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour, is the food prepared by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat, other than durum wheat and red durum wheat. To compensate for any natural deficiency of enzymes, malted wheat, malted wheat flour, malted barley flour, or any combination of two or more of tRead full regulation →
- 21CFR101.4§ 101.4 Food; designation of ingredients.
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- 2022-02-01
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See Also (8)
- CPG Sec 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Food Labeling Guide (Status: Final)
- CPG Sec 555.250 DRAFT: Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-contact (Status: Draft)
- Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling (Edition 5) (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers on FDA’s Fortification Policy (Status: Final)
- Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Whole Grain Label Statements (Status: Draft)
- CPG Sec 585.850 Sweet Potatoes - Sirup Pack (Status: Final)
- CPG Sec 567.100 Antipasto, Common or Usual Name (Status: Final)