---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 500.23"
title: "21"
number: "500.23"
heading: "Thermally processed low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/500.23"
---

# §500.23. Thermally processed low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers.


Except as provided in [§ 507.5(b)](/cfr/21/507.5.md?p=b) of this chapter, the provisions of parts [507](/cfr/21/part507.md) and [113](/cfr/21/part113.md) of this chapter apply to the manufacturing, processing, or packing of low-acid foods in hermetically sealed containers, and intended for use as food for animals.


## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 56337, Sept. 17, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 353, 360b, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13802, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[80 FR 56337, Sept. 17, 2015]