Knowledge Check Solutions
1) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - This is the correct answer.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the consumer products under its jurisdiction.
2) Recommended guidance developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - This is the correct answer.
The FDA does not issue exposure standards for drugs, but rather approves a New Drug Application containing guidance for usage and warnings that the manufacturer must provide to physicians and others.
3) An antibiotic administered to cattle - This is the correct answer.
Indirect food additives are not intentionally added to foods and are not natural constituents of foods. Examples include antibiotics administered to cattle, pesticide residues remaining after production or processing of foods, and chemicals that migrate from packaging into foods.
4) Prohibited the addition of any substance to food that has been shown to induce cancer in humans or animals - This is the correct answer.
The Delaney Clause prohibits adding any substance to food that has been shown to induce cancer in humans or animals. The lowest level of concern for an additive used at 0.05 ppm is irrelevant in this case.
5) European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) - This is the correct answer.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has regulatory authority for chemicals and biocides in the EU.
1) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - This is the correct answer.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the consumer products under its jurisdiction.
2) Recommended guidance developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - This is the correct answer.
The FDA does not issue exposure standards for drugs, but rather approves a New Drug Application containing guidance for usage and warnings that the manufacturer must provide to physicians and others.
3) An antibiotic administered to cattle - This is the correct answer.
Indirect food additives are not intentionally added to foods and are not natural constituents of foods. Examples include antibiotics administered to cattle, pesticide residues remaining after production or processing of foods, and chemicals that migrate from packaging into foods.
4) Prohibited the addition of any substance to food that has been shown to induce cancer in humans or animals - This is the correct answer.
The Delaney Clause prohibits adding any substance to food that has been shown to induce cancer in humans or animals. The lowest level of concern for an additive used at 0.05 ppm is irrelevant in this case.
5) European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) - This is the correct answer.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has regulatory authority for chemicals and biocides in the EU.