21 CFR § 1271.370 - Labeling.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1271.370"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1271.370 - Labeling."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1271.370"
section_name: "Labeling."
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: "1271"
part_name: "HUMAN CELLS, TISSUES, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 263a, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 5466, Jan. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1271"
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# 1271.370 Labeling.

The following requirements apply in addition to §§ 1271.55, 1271.60, 1271.65, and 1271.90:

(a) You must label each HCT/P made available for distribution clearly and accurately.

(b) The following information must appear on the HCT/P label:

(1) Distinct identification code affixed to the HCT/P container, and assigned in accordance with § 1271.290(c);

(2) Description of the type of HCT/P;

(3) Expiration date, if any; and

(4) Warnings required under § 1271.60(d)(2), § 1271.65(b)(2), or § 1271.90(c), if applicable and physically possible. If it is not physically possible to include these warnings on the label, the warnings must, instead, accompany the HCT/P.

(c) The following information must either appear on the HCT/P label or accompany the HCT/P:

(1) Name and address of the establishment that determines that the HCT/P meets release criteria and makes the HCT/P available for distribution;

(2) Storage temperature;

(3) Other warnings, where appropriate; and

(4) Instructions for use when related to the prevention of the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases.

[69 FR 68686, Nov. 24, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 29952, May 25, 2005; 81 FR 40518, June 22, 2016]