Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) are precise guidelines for which all businesses required to follow, and should do so. Title 21 is a portion of the CFR that are the Food and Drug Administration rules. Title 21 governs all food and drug the United States that each substance must pass before it can go out for public consumption. It regulates not only food and drugs, but things like dietary supplements, cosmetics, food additives, food coloring, infant formula, and medical devices just to name a few. In order for a company to get a new product passed through the FDA they have to ‘jump through many hoops.’ To start the process for a drug you have to have a clinical investigation, a sponsor, …show more content…
Correct food labeling, nutritional facts, showing fat content, vitamins, cholesterol, sodium, etc. It helps to not allow unsafe animal byproducts into our foods. I believe that for certain foods, there needs to be stricter guidelines. For example, fast foods, if one were to only eat at these places they would gain an increasable amount of weight. There have also been studies that when these cheeseburgers have remained left out on the counter they don’t even mold, that can’t be healthy. Bottled water is another regulated item from title 21, with this they regulate the different types of water, weather it be spring, mountain purified, or mineral water. They make sure it is not contaminated in any way, from everything from too much iron to funguses. Title 21 not only benefits humans, but also animals. Animal food companies have to follow certain guidelines not to allow unsafe product into the food we feed our pets and …show more content…
They need to be of certain flame-retardant. Furthermore, medical devices safe have to have effects like therapeutic support surfaces. They have standards that are intended to keep virtually anything a human or animal consumes or uses safe. They also regulate tobacco, their additives and ingredients, and cosmetics to make sure they won’t harm one’s skin, from problems with peeling to red blotches. Some things however do get passed that are dangerous. Not because of the FDA, but because certain companies do not follow the guidelines that are established in place. For instance, Blue Bell ice cream, and the Listeria cases. These companies didn’t not clean, keep up with, or follow the rules that stood in place and not only did the company lose a fortune, many lost their lives, and even more became deathly