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21 CFR 1.507(a): What requirements apply when I import a food that cannot be consumed without the hazards being controlled or for which the hazards are controlled after importation?

PART 1-GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS · Subpart L-Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Food Importers

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Citation 21 CFR 1.507(a)
Section What requirements apply when I import a food that cannot be consumed without the hazards being controlled or for which the hazards are controlled after importation?
Part PART 1-GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
Subpart Subpart L-Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Food Importers
Subchapter 21 CFR A General
Product types cited General
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) Circumstances. You are not required to conduct an evaluation of a food and foreign supplier under § 1.505 or supplier verification activities under § 1.506 when you identify a hazard requiring a control (identified hazard) in a food and any of the following circumstances apply: (1) You determine and document that the type of food (e.g., raw agricultural commodities such as cocoa beans and coffee beans) could not be consumed without application of an appropriate control; (2) You rely on your…

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