21 CFR § 1210.17 - Authority to sample and inspect.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1210.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1210.17 - Authority to sample and inspect."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1210.17"
section_name: "Authority to sample and inspect."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1210"
part_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL IMPORT MILK ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 141-149."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 32104, Nov. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1210"
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# 1210.17 Authority to sample and inspect.

Inspectors engaged in the enforcement of the Federal Import Milk Act are empowered to test for temperature, to take samples of milk or cream, and to use such means as may be necessary for these purposes.