Chapter 5 - Food, Colors, and Cosmetics

Chapter 5 Sub Chapters

• Sub Chapter 500 - Additives
• Sub Chapter 505 - Bakery Products
• Sub Chapter 510 - Beverages
• Sub Chapter 515 - Candy and Sugar
• Sub Chapter 520 - Canned Foods
• Sub Chapter 525 - Condiment Industry
• Sub Chapter 527 - Dairy
• Sub Chapter 530 - Dietary Supplements
• Sub Chapter 535 - Edible Oils
• Sub Chapter 537 - Egg Industry
• Sub Chapter 540 - Fish and Seafood
• Sub Chapter 545 - Food Related
• Sub Chapter 550 - Fruits
• Sub Chapter 555 - General
• Sub Chapter 560 - Imports
• Sub Chapter 562 - Labeling
• Sub Chapter 565 - Meat and Poultry
• Sub Chapter 567 - Multiple Foods
• Sub Chapter 570 - Nut
• Sub Chapter 575 - Pesticides
• Sub Chapter 578 - Processed Grain
• Sub Chapter 580 - Storage
• Sub Chapter 585 - Vegetables
• Sub Chapter 587 - Colors
• Sub Chapter 590 - Cosmetics

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Sub Chapter 500 - Additives

• CPG Sec. 500.100 Additives - Labeling with Adequate Directions for Many Uses
• CPG Sec. 500.200 Food Additives -"GRAS"
• CPG Sec. 500.250 Food Additives - Labeling Directions Necessary for Safe Use
• CPG Sec. 500.300 "Approved by FDA" - Use of Phrase Objectionable in Marketing or Labeling of a Food Additive
• CPG Sec. 500.400 Use of Calcium Chloride as a Drying Agent in Such Products as Packaged Potato Chips and Peanuts
• CPG Sec. 500.425 Use of Color Additives in Paper and Paperboard Intended for Use with Food
• CPG Sec. 500.450 Volatile N-Nitrosamines in Rubber Baby Bottle Nipples
• CPG Sec. 500.500 Guidance Levels for 3-MCPD(3-chloro-1,2-propanediol) in Acid-Hydrolyzed Protein and Asian-Style Sauces

Sub Chapter 505 - Bakery Products

• CPG Sec. 505.100 Bakery Products, Candy - "Catch-All" or "Shotgun" Ingredients Declaration
• CPG Sec. 505.200 "Butter" Featured in Product Name
• CPG Sec. 505.300 "Butter-Nut" Bread
• CPG Sec. 505.350 Honey Bread, Honey Buns
• CPG Sec. 505.400 Chow Mein Noodles, Chinese Noodles and Other Oriental Noodles; Labeling
• CPG Sec. 505.500 Macaroni and Noodle Products - Adulteration Involving Insect Fragments and Rodent Hairs

Sub Chapter 510 - Beverages

• CPG Sec. 510.100 Beverage Bases
• CPG Sec. 510.150 Apple Juice, Apple Juice Concentrates, and Apple Juice Products - Adulteration with Patulin
• CPG Sec. 510.200 Brandy Containing Methyl Alcohol - Food Additive
• CPG Sec. 510.300 Unfermented Beverages - Use of Word "Champagne"
• CPG Sec. 510.400 Dealcoholized Wine and Malt Beverages - Labeling
• CPG Sec. 510.450 Labeling - Diluted Wines and Cider with Less Than 7% Alcohol
• CPG Sec. 510.500 Green Coffee Beans - Adulteration with Insects; Mold
• CPG Sec. 510.600 Dimethylnitrosamine in Malt Beverages
• CPG Sec. 510.700 Fortification of Standardized Juices
• CPG Sec. 510.800 Beverages-Serving Size Labeling (withdrawn 2/15/2022)

Sub Chapter 515 - Candy and Sugar

• CPG Sec. 515.100 Confectionery - Use of Non-Nutritive Substances as Ingredients
• CPG Sec. 515.200 Malt Extract; Malt Syrup; Malted Cereal Syrup; Liquid Malt; Dried Malt
• CPG Sec. 515.300 Honey - Source Declaration
• CPG Sec. 515.350 Candy - Mixed with Trinkets and Sold in Vending Machines
• CPG Sec. 515.400 Raw Sugar
• CPG Sec. 515.425 Sugar - Water Damaged - Reconditioning
• CPG Sec. 515.500 Barley Sugar - Definition, and Barley Sugar Candy
• CPG Sec. 515.600 Candied Citron - Labeling
• CPG Sec. 515.700 Chocolate & Chocolate Liquor - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth
• CPG Sec. 515.750 Cocoa Beans - Adulteration by Mold, Insect Infestation, and Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 515.775 Cocoa Powder, Press Cake - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth
• CPG Sec. 515.800 Labeling of Products Purporting to be "Chocolate" or "Chocolate Flavored"

Sub Chapter 520 - Canned Foods

• CPG Sec. 520.100 Canned Foods, Use of the Term "Solid Pack"
• CPG Sec. 520.200 Canned Foods - Seam Defects
• CPG Sec. 520.300 Acidified Low-Acid Canned Foods - Adulteration Due to High pH

Sub Chapter 525 - Condiment Industry

• CPG Sec. 525.100 Whole & Ground Allspice - Adulteration by Mold; Insect & Rodent Filth
• CPG Sec. 525.150 Bay (Laurel) Leaves - Adulteration by Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.200 Capsicum Pods, Ground Capsicums Excluding Paprika, Ground Paprika - Adulteration with Insect and Rodent Filth, Mold, Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.225 - Whole Cassia or Whole Cinnamon, Ground Cinnamon - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.250 Cloves - Adulteration with Stems
• CPG Sec. 525.300 Condimental Seeds Other than Fennel Seeds and Sesame Seeds - Adulteration by Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.325 Cumin Seed - Adulteration with Sand and Grit
• CPG Sec. 525.330 Curry Powder - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth
• CPG Sec. 525.350 Fennel Seed - Adulteration by Mammalian Excreta; Insects
• CPG Sec. 525.375 Whole Ginger - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.400 Hollandaise Sauce - Common or Usual Name
• CPG Sec. 525.425 Hops - Adulteration Involving Aphid Infestation (CPG 7109.12)
• CPG Sec. 525.500 Leafy Spices, Other than Bay Leaves - Whole Oregano Leaves, Whole Marjoram, Whole Sage Leaves and Whole Thyme Leaves - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.550 Mace - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Foreign Matter; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.575 Prepared Mustard - Composition
• CPG Sec. 525.600 Whole and Ground Nutmeg - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Mold; Rodent Filth
• CPG Sec. 525.625 Whole and Ground Pepper - Adulteration with Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta; Foreign Matter
• CPG Sec. 525.650 Labeling of Seasonings
• CPG Sec. 525.700 Sesame Seeds - Adulteration with Insect Filth; Decomposition; Mammalian Excreta; Foreign Matter
• CPG Sec. 525.750 Spices - Definitions
• CPG Sec. 525.800 Tomato Sauce or Tomato Hot Sauce Labeling 21
• CPG Sec. 525.825 Vinegar, Definitions - Adulteration with Vinegar Eels
• CPG Sec. 525.850 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Oregano, Crushed Oregano & Ground Oregano - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.900 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Marjoram, Unground (Processed) Marjoram & Ground Marjoram - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.925 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Thyme, Unground (Processed) Thyme & Ground Thyme - Adulteration by Insect & Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta
• CPG Sec. 525.950 Whole Plant (Unprocessed) Sage, and Ground Sage - Adulteration by Insect and Rodent Filth; Mold; Mammalian Excreta

Sub Chapter 527 - Dairy

• CPG Sec. 527.100 Butter - Adulteration Involving Insufficient Fat Content
• CPG Sec. 527.200 Cheese & Cheese Products - Adulteration with Filth
• CPG Sec. 527.225 Cheese - Misbranding Due to Moisture and Fat
• CPG Sec. 527.250 Cheese & Cheese Products - Misbranding Involving Net Contents
• CPG Sec. 527.300 Microbial Contaminants & Alkaline Phosphatase Activity (PDF - 104KB)
• CPG Sec. 527.350 Eggnog; Egg Nog Flavored Milk - Common or Usual Names
• CPG Sec. 527.400 Whole Milk, Lowfat Milk, Skim Milk - Aflatoxin M1
• CPG Sec. 527.450 Milk & Milk Products Containing Penicillin
• CPG Sec. 527.500 Malted Milk
• CPG Sec. 527.600 Use of DDVP (dichlorvos) Strips in Milkhouses and Milkrooms

Sub Chapter 530 - Dietary Supplements

• CPG Sec. 530.500 Wheat Germ Containing Non-Wheat Germ Tissue

Sub Chapter 535 - Edible Oils

• CPG Sec. 535.100 Oleomargarine - Misbranding Due to Insufficient Fat

Sub Chapters 537 - 567

Sub Chapters 570 - 590