Title 21Food and DrugsRelease 119-73

§62 Manufacture, shipment, or delivery for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce prohibited

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FILLED MILK › § 62

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Making or shipping filled milk in U.S. territories, D.C., between states, or abroad is illegal; it is called harmful and selling it cheats the public (see section 61).

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Title 21, §62

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It is declared that filled milk, as defined in section 61 of this title, is an adulterated article of food, injurious to the public health, and its sale constitutes a fraud upon the public. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture within any Territory or possession, or within the District of Columbia, or to ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, any filled milk.

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21 U.S.C. § 62

Title 21Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73