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21 U.S.C. 457: Labeling and container standards

Created in 1957 by Public Law 85-172. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 453, 21 U.S.C. 467.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1979Pub. L. 96-88

1968Pub. L. 90-492

1957Pub. L. 85-172created it

21 U.S.C. 457Labeling and container standards

(a)Requirements for shipping containers and immediate containers; nonconsumer packaged carcasses

(b)Labeling requirements; definitions and standards of identity or composition or articles and standards of fill of container; standards consistent with Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; consistency between Federal and State standards

(c)Use of trade names; false or misleading marking or labeling; misleading form or size of container

(d)Withholding use of false or misleading mark, label, or container size or form; modification; hearing; conclusiveness of determination; appeal

This CongressBills that change it or would

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This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1968

Pub. L. 90–492 substituted provisions requiring shipping containers and immediate containers, as the Secretary may order, to bear the information required under section 453(h) of this title, and provisions, whenever the Secretary determines such action to be practicable and necessary, req… · (a)
Pub. L. 90–492 added par. (b). Provisions of former par. (b) were redesignated as pars. (c) and (d). · (b)
Pub. L. 90–492 redesignated part of provisions of former par. (b) as (c) and made changes in phraseology. · (c)
Pub. L. 90–492 redesignated part of provisions of former par. (b) as (d) and extended the authority of the Secretary to withhold from use products which have false or misleading markings or containers. · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.