21 USC § 467f - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications

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title: "21 USC § 467f - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "467f"
section_name: "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–172, § 24, as added Pub. L. 90–492, § 17, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 807; amended Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 467f. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications

**(a)** **Exemptions; authorities under food, drug, and cosmetic provisions unaffected** 21 U.S.C. 301August 18, 1968

Poultry and poultry products shall be exempt from the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [ et seq.] to the extent of the application or extension thereto of the provisions of this chapter, except that the provisions of this chapter shall not derogate from any authority conferred by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prior to .

**(b)** **Enforcement proceedings; detainer authority of representatives of Secretary of Health and Human Services** section 467a of this title21 U.S.C. 301section 467a of this title

The detainer authority conferred by  shall apply to any authorized representative of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of the enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [ et seq.] with respect to any poultry carcass, or part or product thereof, that is outside any official establishment, and for such purposes the first reference to the Secretary in  shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–172, § 24, as added Pub. L. 90–492, § 17, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 807; amended Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in par. (b) pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.