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§374a Inspections relating to food allergens
Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - GENERAL AUTHORITY › Part Part A— - General Administrative Provisions › § 374a
Summary
The Secretary of Health and Human Services must use the agency’s inspection powers to check places where food is made, processed, packed, or stored. Inspections must verify that businesses follow practices to prevent leftover major food allergens from getting into foods where they don’t belong, and that foods have correct labels showing any major food allergens.
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Title 21, §374a
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct inspections consistent with the authority under section 374 of this title of facilities in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed, or held—
(1)to ensure that the entities operating the facilities comply with practices to reduce or eliminate cross-contact of a food with residues of major food allergens that are not intentional ingredients of the food; and
(2)to ensure that major food allergens are properly labeled on foods.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as a part of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, and not as part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter.
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21 U.S.C. § 374a
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73