21 CFR § 112.172 - How may a State, tribe, or foreign country request a variance from one or more requirements of this part?

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title: "21 CFR § 112.172 - How may a State, tribe, or foreign country request a variance from one or more requirements of this part?"
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "112.172"
section_name: "How may a State, tribe, or foreign country request a variance from one or more requirements of this part?"
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "112"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR THE GROWING, HARVESTING, PACKING, AND HOLDING OF PRODUCE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 342, 350h, 371; 42 U.S.C. 243, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 74547, Nov. 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 112.172 How may a State, tribe, or foreign country request a variance from one or more requirements of this part?

To request a variance from one or more requirements of this part, the competent authority (*i.e.,* the regulatory authority for food safety) for a State, tribe, or a foreign country must submit a petition under § 10.30 of this chapter.