21 CFR § 213.208 - Salvaging of medical gases.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s213.208"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 213.208 - Salvaging of medical gases."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "213.208"
section_name: "Salvaging of medical gases."
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"
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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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# 213.208 Salvaging of medical gases.

Medical gases in containers that have been subjected to improper storage conditions may be salvaged unless their containers have been subjected to adverse conditions that impact the identity, strength, quality, and purity of the gas or integrity of the container closure. Whenever there is a question whether medical gases have been subjected to such conditions, salvaging operations may be conducted only if there is evidence from laboratory tests that such gases meet all applicable standards of identity, strength, quality, and purity, and the integrity of the container closure system is not compromised. Procedures for the holding, testing, and use of salvaged medical gases shall be in writing and shall be followed.