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In this section: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)

FD&C Act Table of Contents and Chapters I and II: Short Title and Definitions

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Chapter 9 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sections 301 - 399d)

FD&C Act Section Number	Title
	Table of Contents
	Front Matter

Subchapter I - Short Title (section 301)

FD&C Act Section Number	Title
Sec. 1	Sec. 301 - Short title

Subchapter II - Definitions (sections 321 - 321d)

FD&C Act Section Number	Title
Sec. 201	Sec. 321 - Definitions; generally
	Sec. 321a - "Butter" defined
	Sec. 321b - "Package" defined
	Sec. 321c - Nonfat dry milk; "milk" defined
	Sec. 321d - Market names for catfish and ginseng

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