California Health and Safety Code

§ 109940

HSC § 109940 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 104 · Part 5 · Ch. 1

Statute text

“Food additive” means any substance, the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in the substance becoming a component of the food or otherwise affecting characteristics of the food. This includes any substance or radiation source intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding any food. The term “food additive” does not include any of the following:

(a)A pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity.

(b)A pesticide chemical that is used, or intended for use, in the production, storage, or transportation of any raw agricultural commodity.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.