21 CFR § 136.3 - Definitions.

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title: "21 CFR § 136.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
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section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "136"
part_name: "BAKERY PRODUCTS"
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# 136.3 Definitions.

For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:

(a) The word *bread* when used in the name of the food means the unit weighs one-half pound or more after cooling.

(b) The words *rolls* and *buns* when used in the name of the food mean the unit weighs less than one-half pound after cooling.