fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1995-06-27 · Effective 1995-12-27 · 60 FR 33106
Document
Document number
95-15593
Federal Register citation
60 FR 33106
CFR reference
21 CFR 189
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1995-06-27
Effective date
1995-12-27
HHS docket
Docket Nos. 82P-0371 and 91N-0165
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its food additive regulations to prohibit the use of lead solder to manufacture cans for packaging foods. FDA concludes that the available toxicological and exposure data for lead demonstrate that the use of lead solder to manufacture cans for packaging food may be injurious to the public health, particularly that of fetuses, infants, and children. This final regulation also responds to a citizen petition requesting that the agency require that warning labels be placed on food cans that contain lead solder.