§ 172.5 General provisions for direct food additives.
（a） Regulations prescribing conditions under which food additive substances may be safely used predicate usage under conditions of good manufacturing practice. For the purposes of this part, good manufacturing practice shall be defined to include the following restrictions.
（1） The quantity of the substance added to food does not exceed the amount reasonably required to accomplish its intended physical, nutritive, or other technical effect in food.
（2） Any substance intended for use in or on food is of appropriate food grade and is prepared and handled as a food ingredient.
（b） The existence of a regulation prescribing safe conditions of use for a food additive shall not be construed to relieve the use of the substance from compliance with any other provision of the Act.
（c） The existence of any regulation prescribing safe conditions of use for a nutrient substance does not constitute a finding that the substance is useful or required as a supplement to the diet of humans.
更多關(guān)于美國 FDA 已批準(zhǔn)的直接用于人類食品的添加劑種類法規(guī)，請(qǐng)點(diǎn)擊美國FDA 21 CFR 第172部分已批準(zhǔn)的直接用于人類食品的添加劑種類匯總
