21 CFR § 213.189 - Batch production and control records.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s213.189"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 213.189 - Batch production and control records."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "213.189"
section_name: "Batch production and control records."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DRUGS: GENERAL"
part_number: "213"
part_name: "CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR MEDICAL GASES"
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. 321, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360b, 360ddd, 360ddd-1, 371, 374."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 51770, June 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "213"
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# 213.189 Batch production and control records.
(a) Batch production and control records shall be prepared for each batch of medical gas produced.
(b) These records shall include documentation that each significant step in the manufacture, processing, packing, or holding of the medical gas produced was accomplished, including:
(1) Dates of each significant step, including in-process and laboratory tests as applicable;
(2) A description of the container for the medical gas, including the number and size of the containers filled as applicable;
(3) Specific identification of each component and its source or in-process material used as applicable;
(4) Measures of components used in the course of processing as applicable;
(5) Testing results, including any in-process test results and finished product test results;
(6) Dated signature or initials of the persons performing and directly supervising or checking each significant step in the operation;
(7) Inspection of the packaging and labeling area before and after use;
(8) Complete labeling control records, including specimens or copies of all labeling used and label application and reconciliation records as appropriate; and
(9) Any investigation made according to § 213.192.