What does 21 CFR part 589 cover?

21 CFR part 589 is Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed. It runs to 5 sections across 2 subparts and sits in subchapter E of chapter I, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products.

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21 CFR Part 589: Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed

Part 589 of title 21 runs to 5 sections across 2 subparts, and sits in subchapter E, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.

Sections: 5
Subparts: 2
Words of regulation: 3,625
Current to: 2026-09-10

Subpart A: General Provisions

589.1 Substances prohibited from use in animal food or feed3

Subpart B: Listing of Specific Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed

Read 21 CFR part 589 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety

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What does 21 CFR part 589 cover?: 21 CFR part 589 is Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed. It runs to 5 sections across 2 subparts and sits in subchapter E of chapter I, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products.

Every section of part 589 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

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Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.