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It is important to note that the federal regulations under 21 CFR Part 139 are standards for the products noted, not mandates.

Following the FDA ’ s standards, a number of states have, at various times, enacted their own statutes that serve as mandates for various forms of macaroni and noodle products that may be produced or sold within their borders.

Many of these specifically require that the products sold within those states be of the enriched form.

According to a report released by the Connecticut Office of Legislative Research, when Connecticut ’ s law was adopted in 1972 that mandated certain grain products, including macaroni products, sold within the state to be enriched it joined 38 to 40 other states in adopting the federal standards as mandates.