LawgistThe Food Safety and Standards Act
19Use of food additive or processing aid
No article of food shall contain any food additive or processing aid unless it is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this section, "processing aid" means any substance or material, not including apparatus or utensils, and not consumed as a food ingredient by itself, used in the processing of raw materials, foods or its ingredients to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing and which may result in the non-intentional but unavoidable presence of residues or derivatives in the final product.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ARTICLES OF FOOD
- 19 Use of food additive or processing aid
- 20 Contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, heavy metals, etc
- 21 Pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, antibiotic residues and microbiological counts
- 22 Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary foods, etc
- 23 Packaging and labelling of foods
- 24 Restrictions of advertisement and prohibition as to unfair trade practices
