Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§2252 Compliance with International Agreements
Title 21 › CHAPTER 27 — FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2252
Summary
The Act and any changes it makes must not conflict with the World Trade Organization agreement or any other treaty the United States has joined.
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Title 21, §2252
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Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization or any other treaty or international agreement to which the United States is a party.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–353, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3885, known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which enacted this chapter and sections 350g to 350l–1, 379j–31, 384a to 384d, 399c, and 399d of this title, section 7625 of Title 7, Agriculture, and section 280g–16 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amended section 331, 333, 334, 350b to 350d, 350f, 374, 381, 393, and 399 of this title and section 247b–20 of Title 42, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 331, 334, 342, 350b, 350d, 350e, 350g to 350j, 350l, and 381 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables.
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21 U.S.C. § 2252
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102