§2575b Subpart Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this part. "Animal" covers fish, bees, and wild animals. "Plant" covers wild plants. "Contaminant" covers pesticide or veterinary drug residues and other unwanted material. "Approval procedure" means required steps like registration or notification to allow an additive or set a contaminant limit. "Control or inspection procedure" means ways to check rules are met, such as sampling, testing, inspection, certification, audits, or physical checks of goods, packaging, equipment, or facilities, but not approval steps. "Risk assessment" evaluates either the chance a pest or disease will spread and its effects, or the health risk from an additive, contaminant, toxin, or pathogen in food or feed. A "sanitary or phytosanitary measure" is any rule to protect U.S. plant, animal, or human health from pests, diseases, additives, contaminants, or toxins, or to limit pest damage. It can take many forms, including product criteria; production or processing methods; testing, inspection, certification, or approval steps; statistical or sampling methods; risk-assessment methods; food-safety packaging and labeling; and quarantine or transport requirements.