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Sec. 562.650 "Processing" - Use of Term in Section 405 of the FD&C Act
(CPG 7120.03)
BACKGROUND:
*Inquiries* are sometimes received as to whether foods intended for use as ingredients
in other foods come within the exemption from labeling requirements provided in Section
405 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for "food which is in accordance
with the practice of the trade, to be processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial
quantities at establishments other than those where originally processed or
packed..."
*Any exemption must be in accordance with regulations. Examples of existing regulations are 21 CFR 101.100(d)(1) and (2) which specify the form of agreement which must be signed by a shipper and processor, 21 CFR 101.100(d)(3), which specifies the conditions for shipping unpasteurized egg products for pasteurization or use in acidic dressings; 21 CFR 101.100(e), which specifies the conditions which affect expiration of the above agreements, and 21 CFR 101.100(f) which defines "processed" as it refers to holding cheese for the purpose of aging or curing.*
POLICY:
*Except as provided in 21 CFR 101.4(a), the term "processed" as used in
Section 405 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not apply to the additional
processing of a finished food. For example, dried beans do not meet the Section 405
labeling exemption even though they may be further processed into canned beans by the
addition of packing medium and subsequent cooking.*
The term "processing" in Section 405 of the Act applies to the completion of
a process which produces a final finished food. For example, shipment of unpasteurized
cheese to a suitable facility for aging may be considered appropriate for the Section 405
labeling exemptions, since it is not a finished food until the aging process is completed.
*Material between asterisks is new or revised.*
Issued: 10/26/76
Reissued: 10/1/80
Revised: 2/1/89