Chapter 2: Foodstuffs and Utility articles
Section 1: General Provisions
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> Art. 10 Limit values and tolerance values
Art. 9 Manufacturing processes
The Federal Council may restrict or prohibit the following substances and processes if according to the current state of scientific knowledge it is not possible to exclude a risk to health:
- a.1
- agricultural auxiliary agents (Arts. 158 and 159 of the Agriculture Act of 29 April 19982), veterinary drugs and certain agricultural production processes;
- b.3
- physical, chemical, microbiological or biotechnological processes for the manufacture or processing of foodstuffs or utility articles; in doing so, it shall take account of the requirements of the Genetic Engineering Act of 21 March 20034.
1 Amended in accordance with Annex No 5 of the Agriculture Act of 29 April 1998, in force since 1 Jan. 1999 (SR 910.1)
2 SR 910.1
3 Amended in accordance with Annex No 6 of the Genetic Engineering Act of 21 March 2003, in force since 1 Jan. 2004 (SR 814.91)
4 SR 814.91
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