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21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 343, 371, 374, 381, 393; 42 U.S.C. 264.
72 FR 34942, June 25, 2007, unless otherwise noted.
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You must establish and follow written procedures for holding and distributing operations.
(a) You must hold components and dietary supplements under appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity, and light so that the identity, purity, strength, and composition of the components and dietary supplements are not affected.
(b) You must hold packaging and labels under appropriate conditions so that the packaging and labels are not adversely affected.
(c) You must hold components, dietary supplements, packaging, and labels under conditions that do not lead to the mixup, contamination, or deterioration of components, dietary supplements, packaging, and labels.
(a) You must identify and hold in-process material under conditions that protect against mixup, contamination, and deterioration.
(b) You must hold in-process material under appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity, and light.
(a) You must hold reserve samples of dietary supplements in a manner that protects against contamination and deterioration. This includes:
(1) Holding the reserve samples under conditions consistent with product labels or, if no storage conditions are recommended on the label, under ordinary storage conditions; and
(2) Using the same container-closure system in which the packaged and labeled dietary supplement is distributed, or if distributing dietary supplements to be packaged and labeled, using a container-closure system that provides essentially the same characteristics to protect against contamination or deterioration as the one in which you distribute the dietary supplement for packaging and labeling elsewhere.
(b) You must retain reserve samples for 1 year past the shelf life date (if shelf life dating is used), or for 2 years from the date of distribution of the last batch of dietary supplements associated with the reserve samples, for use in appropriate investigations.
You must distribute dietary supplements under conditions that will protect the dietary supplements against contamination and deterioration.
(a) You must make and keep records required under this subpart M in accordance with subpart P of this part.
(b) You must make and keep the following records:
(1) Written procedures for holding and distributing operations; and
(2) Records of product distribution.