§ 6982. — Conditions for implementation of alterations in the level of additives allowed in animal diets.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC6982]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER VII--FOOD SAFETY
Sec. 6982. Conditions for implementation of alterations in the
level of additives allowed in animal diets
(a) Conditions
The Food and Drug Administration shall not implement or enforce the
final rule described in subsection (b) of this section to alter the
level of selenium allowed to be used as a supplement in animal diets
unless the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration makes a
determination that--
(1) selenium additives are not essential, at levels authorized
in the absence of such final rule, to maintain animal nutrition and
protect animal health;
(2) selenium at such levels is not safe to the animals consuming
the additive;
(3) selenium at such levels is not safe to individuals consuming
edible portions of animals that receive the additive;
(4) selenium at such levels does not achieve its intended effect
of promoting normal growth and reproduction of livestock and
poultry; and
(5) the manufacture and use of selenium at such levels cannot
reasonably be controlled by adherence to current good manufacturing
practice requirements.
(b) Final rule described
The final rule referred to in subsection (a) of this section is the
final rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration and published in
the Federal Register on September 13, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 47962), in
which the Administration stayed 1987 amendments to the selenium food
additive regulations, and any modification of such rule issued after
October 13, 1994.
(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 262, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3227.)
