Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73not60

§359 Nonapplicability of Subchapter to Cosmetics

Title 21 › Chapter 9— FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › Subchapter V— DRUGS AND DEVICES › Part A— Drugs and Devices › § 359

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Title 21, §359

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This subchapter, as amended by the Drug Amendments of 1962, shall not apply to any cosmetic unless such cosmetic is also a drug or device or component thereof.

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This subchapter, as amended by the Drug

Amendments

of 1962, referred to in text, means the amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 87–781 which enacted sections 358 to 360 of this title, amended sections 351 to 353, 355, and 357 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 352, 355, 358, and 360 of this title. The Drug

Amendments

of 1962, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–781, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 780, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1962 Amendment note set out under section 301 of this title and Tables.

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21 U.S.C. § 359

Title 21 — Food and Drugs

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