What must be included in a petition requesting modified requirements or an exemption from the requirements?
21 C.F.R. § 1.1370
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01In addition to meeting the requirements on the content and format of a citizen petition in § 10.30 of this chapter, a petition requesting modified requirements or an exemption from the requirements of this subpart must:
(a) Specify the food or type of entity to which the modified requirements or exemption would apply;
(b) If the petition requests modified requirements, specify the proposed modifications to the requirements of this subpart; and
(c) Present information demonstrating why application of the requirements requested to be modified or from which exemption is requested is not necessary to protect the public health.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-21.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
