Alaska § 17.20.030 - Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 17.20.030 — Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.20.030. Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients.
A poisonous or deleterious substance added to food, except where the substance is required in the production of food or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, is unsafe for purposes of the application of AS 17.20.020 (a)(2). When the substance is required or cannot be avoided, the department shall adopt regulations limiting the quantity of it to the extent necessary for the protection of public health. A quantity exceeding the limits fixed is unsafe for purposes of the application of AS 17.20.020 (a)(2). While a regulation limiting the quantity of a substance in the case of any food is in effect, the food is not, by reason of bearing or containing an added amount of the substance, adulterated within the meaning of AS 17.20.020 (a)(1). In determining the quantity of the added substance to be tolerated in or on food, the department shall consider the extent to which the use of the substance is required or cannot be avoided in the production of each article and the other ways in which the consumer may be affected by that or other poisonous or deleterious substances.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.20.030 ("Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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