FDA`s regulations in part 120(21 CFR
part 120) mandate the application of HACCP procedures to fruit and
vegetable juice processing. HACCP is a preventive system of hazard
control that can be used by all food processors to ensure the
safety of their products to consumers. A HACCP system of preventive
controls is the most effective and efficient way to ensure that
these food products are safe. FDAs mandate to ensure the safety of
the nation`s food supply is derived principally from the Federal
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (the act)(21 U.S.C. 321, et seq.). Under
the act, FDA has authority to ensure that all foods in interstate
commerce, or that have been shipped in interstate commerence, are
not misbranded or deceptively packaged; under section 701 (21
u.S.C. 371), the act authorizes the agency to issue regulations for
its efficient enforcement. The agency also has authority under
section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) to
issue and enforce regulations to prevent the introduction,
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from one State to
another State.
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