### Question
What does food contact substance mean?


### Answer
**Food contact substance** has the following meaning in *21 U.S.C. § 348*:

> the substance that is the subject of a notification submitted under paragraph (1), and does not include a similar or identical substance manufactured or prepared by a person other than the manufacturer identified in the notification

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 348*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER IV-FOOD**

