{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-439.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 439.11","heading":"Special definitions.","body":"For the purpose of this subpart:\n(a) Fermentation means process operations that utilize a chemical change induced by a living organism or enzyme, specifically, bacteria, or the microorganisms occurring in unicellular plants such as yeast, molds, or fungi to produce a specified product.\n(b) Product means pharmaceutical products derived from fermentation processes.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 439—PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY","Subpart A—Fermentation Products"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"fa81c2cf167168c96676d63cd694656e761c1b2af1708436f532defe5aa43fd2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-439.10","next":"us/40-cfr-439.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}