FOODS NOT COVERED UNDER 21 CFR 108.25 AND 114)

FOODS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ACIDIFIED FOODS REGULATIONS 21 CFR 108.25 AND 114)

The following foods are not considered acidified foods. Therefore, processors of these foods do not have to register and file processing information for these products:

• Acid foods (natural or normal pH equal to 4.6 or below)

   

   

• Acid foods (including such foods as standardized and nonstandardized food dressings and condiment sauces) that contain small amounts of low-acid foods and have a resultant finished equilibrium pH that does not significantly differ from that of the predominant acid food. If there is a question about whether a product is covered under the regulations, describe the product, submit a quantitative formula, list pH ranges for each ingredient and submit pH data on finished product from several production lots.

   

   

• Alcoholic beverages

   

   

• Carbonated beverages

   

   

• Fermented foods

   

   

• Foods with water activity (a_w) of 0.85 or below

   

   

• Foods stored, distributed, and retailed under refrigerated conditions

   

   

• Jams, jellies, or preserves covered by 21 CFR 150.

   

After technical editing is completed on a filing form which has been submitted for a food which falls into one of the above categories, the form is returned to the firm with a letter indicating that process filing for that product or process (such as fermentation) is not required. The manufacturer may be required to provide data to substantiate the exclusion.