# 21 CFR § 606.20: Personnel

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 CFR § 606.20
- **Heading:** Personnel
- **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 F—BIOLOGICS > PART 606—CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS > Subpart B—Organization and Personnel

## Text

(a) [Reserved]
(b) The personnel responsible for the collection, processing, compatibility testing, storage or distribution of blood or blood components shall be adequate in number, educational background, training and experience, including professional training as necessary, or combination thereof, to assure competent performance of their assigned functions, and to ensure that the final product has the safety, purity, potency, identity and effectiveness it purports or is represented to possess. All personnel shall have capabilities commensurate with their assigned functions, a thorough understanding of the procedures or control operations they perform, the necessary training or experience, and adequate information concerning the application of pertinent provisions of this part to their respective functions.
(c) Persons whose presence can adversely affect the safety and purity of the products shall be excluded from areas where the collection, processing, compatibility testing, storage or distribution of blood or blood components is conducted.
[40 FR 53532, Nov. 18, 1975, as amended at 49 FR 23833, June 8, 1984; 55 FR 11014, Mar. 26, 1990; 62 FR 53538, Oct. 15, 1997]

## Nearby sections

- [21 CFR § 606.3 § 606.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.3.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.20 § 606.20 Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.20.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.40 § 606.40 Facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.40.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.60 § 606.60 Equipment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.60.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.65 § 606.65 Supplies and reagents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.65.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.100 § 606.100 Standard operating procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.100.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.110 § 606.110 Plateletpheresis, leukapheresis, and plasmapheresis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.110.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.120 § 606.120 Labeling, general requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.120.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.121 § 606.121 Container label.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.121.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.122 § 606.122 Circular of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.122.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.140 § 606.140 Laboratory controls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.140.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.145 § 606.145 Control of bacterial contamination of platelets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.145.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.151 § 606.151 Compatibility testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.151.md)
- [21 CFR § 606.160 § 606.160 Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-606.160.md)

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