21 CFR § 121.138 - Mitigation strategies management components.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s121.138"
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title: "21 CFR § 121.138 - Mitigation strategies management components."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "121.138"
section_name: "Mitigation strategies management components."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "121"
part_name: "MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT FOOD AGAINST INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 331, 342, 350g, 350(i), 371, 374."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 34219, May 27, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "121"
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# 121.138 Mitigation strategies management components.

Mitigation strategies required under§ 121.135 are subject to the following mitigation strategies management components as appropriate to ensure the proper implementation of the mitigation strategies, taking into account the nature of each such mitigation strategy and its role in the facility's food defense system:

(a) Food defense monitoring in accordance with § 121.140;

(b) Food defense corrective actions in accordance with § 121.145; and

(c) Food defense verification in accordance with § 121.150.