Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 24, 2025

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Feb 20, 2025
§ 112.116 - What measures must I take when using food-packing (including food packaging) material?

(a) You must use food-packing material that is adequate for its intended use, which includes being:

(1) Cleanable or designed for single use; and

(2) Unlikely to support growth or transfer of bacteria.

(b) If you reuse food-packing material, you must take adequate steps to ensure that food contact surfaces are clean, such as by cleaning food-packing containers or using a clean liner.

source: 80 FR 74547, Nov. 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 112.116