21 U.S.C. § 364f: Records

Summary

If the Secretary reasonably believes a cosmetic product, its ingredient, or other cosmetics likely affected the same way are unsafe and could cause serious illness or death, the people and facilities responsible must allow an assigned officer (who shows ID and written notice) to look at and copy records about those products. Access must be at reasonable times, within limits, and in a reasonable way. The right to records does not include recipes or formulas, most financial or pricing papers, most personnel files (except staff qualifications), most research (except safety data), or most sales records (except shipment records). Nothing here limits the Secretary’s other powers to inspect or require records under other parts of this chapter, including sections 364a and 364b.

Title 21, §364f

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(a)In general

If the Secretary has a reasonable belief that a cosmetic product, including an ingredient in such cosmetic product, and any other cosmetic product that the Secretary reasonably believes is likely to be affected in a similar manner, is likely to be adulterated such that the use or exposure to such product presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans, each responsible person and facility shall, at the request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary, permit such officer or employee, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and a written notice to such person, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, to have access to and copy all records relating to such cosmetic product, and to any other cosmetic product that the Secretary reasonably believes is likely to be affected in a similar manner, that are needed to assist the Secretary in determining whether the cosmetic product is adulterated and presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans. This subsection shall not be construed to extend to recipes or formulas for cosmetics, financial data, pricing data, personnel data (other than data as to qualification of technical and professional personnel performing functions subject to this chapter), research data (other than safety substantiation data for cosmetic products and their ingredients), or sales data (other than shipment data regarding sales).

(b)Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to inspect records or require establishment and maintenance of records under any other provision of this chapter, including section 364a or 364b of this title.

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ConfidentialityNothing in section 3502 of Pub. L. 117–328, which enacted this section, to be construed to authorize the disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure under section 331(j) of this title or section 1905 of title 18 or that is subject to withholding under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, see section 3503(c)(2) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 364 of this title.

§364f Records

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Title 21, §364f

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