Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food except where such substance is required in the production thereof or cannot be avoided by good production or manufacturing practice shall be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of KRS 217.025(1)(b), unless a tolerance for such substance has been prescribed under the federal act or the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 and the quantity of such substance in or on the food is within the tolerance so prescribed or the substance has been exempted from the requirement of a tolerance under the provisions of the federal act or the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972.
KRS 217.045
Unsafe food additives
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth, Department for Human Resources v. Kentucky Products, Inc. (1981)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth, Department for Human Resources v. Kentucky Products, Inc. (May 1981)
Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.