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"[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office
via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR179.26]
[Page 435-437] TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 179--IRRADIATION IN THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND HANDLING OF
FOOD--Table of Contents
Subpart B--Radiation and Radiation Sources Sec.
179.26 Ionizing radiation for the treatment of food.
(Extract).......Not to exceed 30 kGy (3 Mrad).
For microbial disinfection of the following dry or dehydrated aromatic
vegetable substances when used as ingredients in small amounts solely
for flavoring or aroma: culinary herbs, seeds, spices, vegetable
seasonings that are used to impart flavor but that are not either
represented as, or appear to be, a vegetable that is eaten for its own
sake, and blends of these aromatic vegetable substances. Turmeric and
paprika may also be irradiated when they are to be used as color
additives. The blends may contain sodium chloride and minor amounts of
dry food ingredients ordinarily used in such blends...."
Source
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/aprqtr/21cfr179.26.htm
In pdf format
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/aprqtr/pdf/21cfr179.26.pdf
Index to Part 179 at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/21cfr179_02.html
Page also appears at
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/CF179-26.HTML
How to obtain copies of the full FDA Regulations
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/ob-reg.html
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