21 USC § 321c - Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined

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title: "21 USC § 321c - Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "321c"
section_name: "Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1944, ch. 77, 58 Stat. 108; July 2, 1956, ch. 495, 70 Stat. 486.)"
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# § 321c. Nonfat dry milk; “milk” defined

June 26, 193852 Stat. 104021 U.S.C. 301

For the purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of , (ch. 675, sec. 1, ) [ et seq.] nonfat dry milk is the product resulting from the removal of fat and water from milk, and contains the lactose, milk proteins, and milk minerals in the same relative proportions as in the fresh milk from which made. It contains not over 5 per centum by weight of moisture. The fat content is not over 1½ per centum by weight unless otherwise indicated.

The term “milk”, when used herein, means sweet milk of cows.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1944, ch. 77, 58 Stat. 108; July 2, 1956, ch. 495, 70 Stat. 486.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of  (ch. 675, sec. 1, ), referred to in text, probably means , , which is classified generally to this chapter (§ 301 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter, but was made applicable thereto.

### Amendments

1956—Act , substituted “nonfat dry milk” for “nonfat dry milk solids or defatted milk solids”.