# 21 U.S.C. § 372: Examinations and investigations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s372

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 U.S.C. § 372
- **Heading:** Examinations and investigations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—FOOD AND DRUGS > CHAPTER 9—FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER VII—GENERAL AUTHORITY > Part A—General Administrative Provisions

## Text

The Secretary is authorized to conduct examinations and investigations for the purposes of this chapter through officers and employees of the Department or through any health, food, or drug officer or employee of any State, Territory, or political subdivision thereof, duly commissioned by the Secretary as an officer of the Department.

( June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 702 , 52 Stat. 1056 ; Pub. L. 87–781, title III , §§ 307(b), 308, Oct. 10, 1962 , 76 Stat. 796 ; Pub. L. 89–74, § 8(a) , July 15, 1965 , 79 Stat. 234 ; Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 701(f) , Oct. 27, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1282 ; Pub. L. 102–300, § 6(b)(2) , June 16, 1992 , 106 Stat. 240 ; Pub. L. 103–80, § 3(dd)(2) , Aug. 13, 1993 , 107 Stat. 779 ; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(12)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–584; Pub. L. 107–188, title III, § 314 , June 12, 2002 , 116 Stat. 674 ; Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title I, § 103(g) , June 22, 2009 , 123 Stat. 1837 .)

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