# 21 CFR § 1.3: Definitions

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 CFR § 1.3
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 1—GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) Labeling includes all written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying an article at any time while such article is in interstate commerce or held for sale after shipment or delivery in interstate commerce.
(b) Label means any display of written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate container of any article, or any such matter affixed to any consumer commodity or affixed to or appearing upon a package containing any consumer commodity.

## Nearby sections

- [21 CFR § 1.1 § 1.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.1.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.3 § 1.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.3.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.4 § 1.4 Authority citations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.4.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.20 § 1.20 Presence of mandatory label information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.20.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.21 § 1.21 Failure to reveal material facts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.21.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.23 § 1.23 Procedures for requesting variations and exemptions from required label statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.23.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.24 § 1.24 Exemptions from required label statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.24.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.70 § 1.70 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.70.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.71 § 1.71 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.71.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.72 § 1.72 Data elements that must be submitted in ACE for articles regulated by FDA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.72.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.73 § 1.73 Food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.73.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.74 § 1.74 Human drugs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.74.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.75 § 1.75 Animal drugs and veterinary devices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.75.md)
- [21 CFR § 1.76 § 1.76 Medical devices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-1.76.md)

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