Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 217.045 (2026)

Unsafe food additives

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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. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 292, sec. 4, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 5, effective June 16, 1960.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Commonwealth, Dep't for Human Resources v. Kentucky Prods., Inc., 616 S.W.2d 496 (Ky. 1981).

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Commonwealth, Dep't for Human Resources v. Kentucky Prods., Inc., 616 S.W.2d 496 (Ky. 1981). “035);” “Unsafe food additives (KRS 217.045);” “When drug deemed adulterated (KRS 217.”

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