Regulatory Information for the Food Processing Sector
The food processing sector is affected by a number of major environmental statutes and regulations. We may not have Web pages for every regulation that affects your business, but we have listed here those Web pages that we do offer. These pages may offer a regulation's text, history, statutory authority, supporting analyses, compliance information, or related guidance.
Please remember, the nature and scope of activities can vary across facilities in a sector, and the information provided here will not necessarily apply to all facilities.
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Effluent Guidelines: Meat and Poultry Products - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) effluent guidelines, proposed and final rules, and fact sheets for the meat and poultry products sector.
- Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996
- Multimedia Environmental Compliance Guide for Food Processors (PDF) (316 pp, 1.96M, About PDF) – A guide to the environmental requirements for owners and operators of food processing facilities. Dated 1999.
- Rule and Implementation Information for Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rules, background information, fact sheets, guidance materials, and Federal Register notices.
- Rule and Implementation Information for Vegetable Oil Production; Solvent Extraction - NESHAP rules, background information, fact sheets, guidance materials, and Federal Register notices.
Can't find what you are looking for? You might want to browse the regulatory information provided by our program offices:
- Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
- Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS)
- Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
- Office of Water (OW)
Please contact us if you think a link is missing from this page.