21 CFR § 111.117 - What quality control operations are required for equipment, instruments, and controls?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s111.117"
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title: "21 CFR § 111.117 - What quality control operations are required for equipment, instruments, and controls?"
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "111.117"
section_name: "What quality control operations are required for equipment, instruments, and controls?"
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "111"
part_name: "CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE IN MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING, LABELING, OR HOLDING OPERATIONS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 343, 371, 374, 381, 393; 42 U.S.C. 264."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 34942, June 25, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "111"
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# 111.117 What quality control operations are required for equipment, instruments, and controls?

Quality control operations for equipment, instruments, and controls must include:

(a) Reviewing and approving all processes for calibrating instruments and controls;

(b) Periodically reviewing all records for calibration of instruments and controls;

(c) Periodically reviewing all records for calibrations, inspections, and checks of automated, mechanical, or electronic equipment; and

(d) Reviewing and approving controls to ensure that automated, mechanical, or electronic equipment functions in accordance with its intended use.