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US CodeTitle 21Chapter 9

Chapter 9

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Title 21 - Food and Drugs

277 sections

Sections

§ 301

Short title

Very short

§ 321

Definitions; generally

Very long

§ 321a

“Butter” defined

Very short

§ 321b

Showing 200 of 277 sections

“Package” defined

Short

§ 321c

Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined

Short

§ 321d

Market names for catfish and ginseng

Short

§ 331

Repealed

Prohibited acts

Very long

§ 332

Injunction proceedings

Short

§ 333

Penalties

Very long

§ 334

Seizure

Very long

§ 335

Hearing before report of criminal violation

Very short

§ 335a

Debarment, temporary denial of approval, and suspension

Very long

§ 335b

Civil penalties

Medium

§ 335c

Authority to withdraw approval of abbreviated drug applications

Short

§ 336

Report of minor violations

Very short

§ 337

Proceedings in name of United States; provision as to subpoenas

Short

§ 337a

Extraterritorial jurisdiction

Very short

§ 341

Definitions and standards for food

Short

§ 342

Adulterated food

Long

§ 343

Repealed

Misbranded food

Very long

§ 343–1

National uniform nutrition labeling

Medium

§ 343–2

Dietary supplement labeling exemptions

Short

§ 343–3

Disclosure

Very short

§ 344

Emergency permit control

Medium

§ 345

Regulations making exemptions

Short

§ 346

Tolerances for poisonous or deleterious substances in food; regulations

Short

§ 346a

Tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemical residues

Very long

§ 346b

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 347

Intrastate sales of colored oleomargarine

Medium

§ 347a

Congressional declaration of policy regarding oleomargarine sales

Short

§ 347b

Contravention of State laws

Very short

§ 348

Repealed

Food additives

Very long

§ 349

Bottled drinking water standards; publication in Federal Register

Medium

§ 350

Vitamins and minerals

Medium

§ 350a

Infant formulas

Very long

§ 350a–1

Protecting infants and improving formula supply

Long

§ 350b

New dietary ingredients

Medium

§ 350c

Maintenance and inspection of records

Medium

§ 350d

Registration of food facilities

Long

§ 350e

Sanitary transportation practices

Medium

§ 350f

Reportable food registry

Long

§ 350g

Hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls

Very long

§ 350h

Standards for produce safety

Long

§ 350i

Protection against intentional adulteration

Medium

§ 350j

Targeting of inspection resources for domestic facilities, foreign facilities, and ports of entry; annual report

Long

§ 350k

Laboratory accreditation for analyses of foods

Long

§ 350l

Mandatory recall authority

Long

§ 350l–1

Annual report to Congress

Short

§ 350m

Requirements for critical food

Medium

§ 351

Adulterated drugs and devices

Long

§ 352

Repealed

Misbranded drugs and devices

Very long

§ 353

Exemptions and consideration for certain drugs, devices, and biological products

Very long

§ 353a

Pharmacy compounding

Long

§ 353a–1

Enhanced communication

Short

§ 353b

Outsourcing facilities

Very long

§ 353c

Prereview of television advertisements

Medium

§ 353d

Process to update labeling for certain generic drugs

Long

§ 354

Veterinary feed directive drugs

Medium

§ 355

Repealed

New drugs

Very long

§ 355–1

Repealed

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies

Very long

§ 355–2

Actions for delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products

Long

§ 355a

Pediatric studies of drugs

Very long

§ 355b

Adverse-event reporting

Medium

§ 355c

Research into pediatric uses for drugs and biological products

Very long

§ 355c–1

Report

Long

§ 355d

Internal committee for review of pediatric plans, assessments, deferrals, deferral extensions, and waivers

Short

§ 355e

Pharmaceutical security

Medium

§ 355f

Extension of exclusivity period for new qualified infectious disease products

Long

§ 355g

Utilizing real world evidence

Medium

§ 355h

Regulation of certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application

Very long

§ 356

Expedited approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions

Very long

§ 356–1

Accelerated approval of priority countermeasures

Short

§ 356–2

Accelerated approval Council

Medium

§ 356a

Manufacturing changes

Long

§ 356b

Reports of postmarketing studies

Medium

§ 356c

Discontinuance or interruption in the production of life-saving drugs

Long

§ 356c–1

Annual reporting on drug shortages

Medium

§ 356d

Coordination; task force and strategic plan

Medium

§ 356e

Drug shortage list

Short

§ 356f

Hospital repackaging of drugs in shortage

Medium

§ 356g

Standards for regenerative medicine and regenerative advanced therapies

Medium

§ 356h

Competitive generic therapies

Medium

§ 356i

Prompt reports of marketing status

Medium

§ 356j

Discontinuance or interruption in the production of medical devices

Long

§ 356k

Platform technologies

Long

§ 356l

Advanced manufacturing technologies designation program

Long

§ 357

Qualification of drug development tools

Long

§ 358

Authority to designate official names

Medium

§ 359

Nonapplicability of subchapter to cosmetics

Very short

§ 360

Registration of producers of drugs or devices

Very long

§ 360a

Clinical trial guidance for antibiotic drugs

Short

§ 360a–1

Clinical trials

Medium

§ 360a–2

Susceptibility test interpretive criteria for microorganisms

Very long

§ 360aa

Recommendations for investigations of drugs for rare diseases or conditions

Short

§ 360b

New animal drugs

Very long

§ 360b–1

Priority zoonotic animal drugs

Medium

§ 360bb

Designation of drugs for rare diseases or conditions

Medium

§ 360bbb

Expanded access to unapproved therapies and diagnostics

Long

§ 360bbb–0

Expanded access policy required for investigational drugs

Medium

§ 360bbb–0a

Investigational drugs for use by eligible patients

Long

§ 360bbb–1

Dispute resolution

Short

§ 360bbb–2

Classification of products

Short

§ 360bbb–3

Authorization for medical products for use in emergencies

Very long

§ 360bbb–3a

Emergency use of medical products

Long

§ 360bbb–3b

Products held for emergency use

Short

§ 360bbb–3c

Expedited development and review of medical products for emergency uses

Medium

§ 360bbb–4

Countermeasure development, review, and technical assistance

Very long

§ 360bbb–4a

Priority review to encourage treatments for agents that present national security threats

Long

§ 360bbb–4b

Medical countermeasure master files

Long

§ 360bbb–5

Critical Path Public-Private Partnerships

Medium

§ 360bbb–5a

Emerging technology program

Medium

§ 360bbb–6

Risk communication

Short

§ 360bbb–7

Notification

Short

§ 360bbb–8

Consultation with external experts on rare diseases, targeted therapies, and genetic targeting of treatments

Long

§ 360bbb–8a

Optimizing global clinical trials

Short

§ 360bbb–8b

Use of clinical investigation data from outside the United States

Short

§ 360bbb–8c

Patient participation in medical product discussion

Medium

§ 360bbb–8d

Notification, nondistribution, and recall of controlled substances

Medium

§ 360c

Classification of devices intended for human use

Very long

§ 360c–1

Reporting

Very short

§ 360cc

Protection for drugs for rare diseases or conditions

Medium

§ 360ccc

Conditional approval of new animal drugs for minor use and minor species and certain new animal drugs

Long

§ 360ccc–1

Index of legally marketed unapproved new animal drugs for minor species

Long

§ 360ccc–2

Designated new animal drugs for minor use or minor species

Medium

§ 360d

Performance standards

Very long

§ 360dd

Open protocols for investigations of drugs for rare diseases or conditions

Short

§ 360ddd

Definitions

Short

§ 360ddd–1

Regulation of medical gases

Long

§ 360ddd–2

Inapplicability of drug fees to designated medical gases

Very short

§ 360e

Premarket approval

Very long

§ 360e–1

Pediatric uses of devices

Medium

§ 360e–3

Breakthrough devices

Long

§ 360e–4

Predetermined change control plans for devices

Medium

§ 360ee

Grants and contracts for development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions

Medium

§ 360ee–1

FDA rare neurodegenerative disease grant program

Short

§ 360eee

Definitions

Very long

§ 360eee–1

Requirements

Very long

§ 360eee–2

National standards for prescription drug wholesale distributors

Medium

§ 360eee–3

National standards for third-party logistics providers

Long

§ 360eee–4

Uniform national policy

Medium

§ 360f

Banned devices

Short

§ 360ff

Priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases

Long

§ 360ff–1

Targeted drugs for rare diseases

Medium

§ 360fff

Definitions

Medium

§ 360fff–1

Submission of requests

Short

§ 360fff–2

Eligibility determinations; data submission; filing

Long

§ 360fff–3

GRASE determination

Long

§ 360fff–4

Guidance; other provisions

Medium

§ 360fff–6

Non-sunscreen time and extent applications

Long

§ 360fff–7

Report

Medium

§ 360fff–8

Sunset

Very short

§ 360g

Judicial review

Medium

§ 360g–1

Agency documentation and review of significant decisions regarding devices

Medium

§ 360g–2

Third party data transparency

Short

§ 360h

Notification and other remedies

Long

§ 360h–1

Program to improve the device recall system

Short

§ 360hh

Definitions

Short

§ 360i

Repealed

Records and reports on devices

Very long

§ 360ii

Program of control

Medium

§ 360j

Repealed

General provisions respecting control of devices intended for human use

Very long

§ 360jj

Studies by Secretary

Medium

§ 360k

State and local requirements respecting devices

Short

§ 360kk

Performance standards for electronic products

Long

§ 360l

Postmarket surveillance

Medium

§ 360ll

Notification of defects in and repair or replacement of electronic products

Long

§ 360m

Accredited persons

Long

§ 360mm

Imports

Medium

§ 360n

Priority review to encourage treatments for tropical diseases

Long

§ 360n–1

Priority review for qualified infectious disease products

Short

§ 360n–2

Ensuring cybersecurity of devices

Medium

§ 360nn

Inspection, records, and reports

Long

§ 360oo

Prohibited acts

Short

§ 360pp

Enforcement

Medium

§ 360rr

Federal-State cooperation

Short

§ 360ss

State standards

Short

§ 361

Adulterated cosmetics

Short

§ 362

Misbranded cosmetics

Short

§ 363

Regulations making exemptions

Very short

§ 364

Definitions

Medium

§ 364a

Adverse events

Long

§ 364b

Good manufacturing practice

Short

§ 364c

Registration and product listing

Long

§ 364d

Safety substantiation

Short

§ 364e

Labeling

Short

§ 364f

Records

Short

§ 364g

Mandatory recall authority

Medium

§ 364h

Small businesses

Short

§ 364i

Exemption for certain products and facilities

Short

§ 364j

Preemption

Short

§ 371

Regulations and hearings

Long

§ 372

Examinations and investigations

Long

§ 373

Records

Short

§ 374

Inspection

Very long

§ 374a

Inspections relating to food allergens

Very short

§ 375

Publicity

Short

§ 376

Examination of sea food on request of packer; marking food with results; fees; penalties

Short

§ 377

Revision of United States Pharmacopoeia; development of analysis and mechanical and physical tests

Very short

§ 378

Advertising of foods

Medium

§ 379

Confidential information

Long

§ 379a

Presumption of existence of jurisdiction

Very short