Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73
§321c Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined
Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DEFINITIONS › § 321c
Summary
Nonfat dry milk is made by removing fat and water from milk—here meaning sweet cow's milk. It keeps the milk sugar, proteins, and minerals in the same ratios, has no more than 5% moisture, and generally has no more than 1.5% fat.
Full Legal Text
Title 21, §321c
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For the purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of June 26, 1938, (ch. 675, sec. 1, 52 Stat. 1040) [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] nonfat dry milk is the product resulting from the removal of fat and water from milk, and contains the lactose, milk proteins, and milk minerals in the same relative proportions as in the fresh milk from which made. It contains not over 5 per centum by weight of moisture. The fat content is not over 1½ per centum by weight unless otherwise indicated. The term “milk”, when used herein, means sweet milk of cows.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of
June 26, 1938 (ch. 675, sec. 1, 52 Stat. 1040), referred to in text, probably means act
June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to this chapter (§ 301 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter, but was made applicable thereto.
Amendments
1956—Act July 2, 1956, substituted “nonfat dry milk” for “nonfat dry milk solids or defatted milk solids”.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 321c
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73