### Question
How is the term food contact substance defined?


### Answer
The term **food contact substance** is defined in *21 U.S.C. § 348* as the following:

> any substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have any technical effect in such food

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

