Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 49 - PUBLIC HEALTH-FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
Part I - Regulations
Chapter 2 - Food Regulations
Section I-257 - Chemical Preservatives [Formerly 49:2.0280]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-257
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The use of any chemical preservative in or on any food or food product is prohibited, except as hereinafter provided:
1. sodium benzoate shall be permitted to be
used in foods or food products as a preservative, in amounts not to exceed 1/10
of 1 percent of the weight of the food or of the volume of the food in case of
fluids; provided the food or food product is properly labeled to show the
presence and amount of sodium benzoate; and provided, further, that such food
or food product cannot be satisfactorily kept from spoilage under good sanitary
methods without the addition of sodium benzoate within the above-prescribed
amount; and provided, further, that no definition or standard of identity has
been promulgated wherein chemical preservatives are specifically prohibited for
such food or food product.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.
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