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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)

FD&C Act Reference Information

United States Code, Title 21

The laws of the United States are organized by subject into the United States Code. The United States Code contains only the currently enacted statutory language. The official United States Code is maintained by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel in the United States House of Representatives. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel reviews enacted laws and determines where the statutory language should be codified related to its topic. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and subsequent amending statutes are codified into Title 21 Chapter 9 of the United States Code.

The listing of FD&C Act sections presented here identifies both the FD&C Act and U.S. Code section numbers, which can be used to narrow your search on the Law Revision Counsel website.

To search the FD&C Act on the Law Revision Counsel website, use the Advanced Search to limit the your search to Title 21.

To search the FD&C Act on the Law Revision Counsel website, you may either search by U.S. code section number or
browse the Title 21 section listing.

 



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