21 CFR § 58.61 - Equipment design.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s58.61"
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title: "21 CFR § 58.61 - Equipment design."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "58.61"
section_name: "Equipment design."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
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part_number: "58"
part_name: "GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE FOR NONCLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 342, 346, 346a, 348, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360, 360b-360f, 360h-360j, 371, 379e, 381; 42 U.S.C. 216, 262, 263b-263n."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 58.61 Equipment design.

Equipment used in the generation, measurement, or assessment of data and equipment used for facility environmental control shall be of appropriate design and adequate capacity to function according to the protocol and shall be suitably located for operation, inspection, cleaning, and maintenance.

[52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987]