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Any substance or mixture of substances other than the basic [[food]]stuff present in a [[food]] as a result of any phase of [[product]]ion, processing, packaging, storage, transport or handling. USDA allows [[food]] additives in [[meat]], [[poultry]] and egg [[product]]s only after they have received Food and Drug Administration safety approval. Food additives are regulated under the authority of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and are subject to the Delaney Clause.

A '''Food Additive''' is any substance or mixture of substances other than the basic [[food]]stuff present in a [[food]] as a result of any phase of [[product]]ion, processing, packaging, storage, transport or handling. USDA allows [[food]] additives in [[meat]], [[poultry]] and egg [[product]]s only after they have received Food and Drug Administration safety approval. Food additives are regulated under the authority of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and are subject to the Delaney Clause.

==References==

==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]