21 CFR 1.337
§ 1.337 What information must nontransporters establish and maintain to identify the nontransporter and transporter immediate previous sources of food?
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 1.337, § 1.337 What information must nontransporters establish and maintain to identify the nontransporter and transporter immediate previous sources of food?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82775
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(a) If you are a nontransporter, you must establish and maintain the following records for all food you receive:
(1) The name of the firm, address, telephone number and, if available, the fax number and e-mail address of the nontransporter immediate previous source, whether domestic or foreign;
(2) An adequate description of the type of food received, to include brand name and specific variety (e.g., brand x cheddar cheese, not just cheese; or romaine lettuce, not just lettuce);
(3) The date you received the food;
(4) For persons who manufacture, process, or pack food, the lot or code number or other identifier of the food (to the extent this information exists);
(5) The quantity and how the food is packaged (e.g., 6 count bunches, 25 pound (lb) carton, 12 ounce (oz) bottle, 100 gallon (gal) tank); and
(6) The name of the firm, address, telephone number, and, if available, the fax number and e-mail address of the transporter immediate previous source (the transporter who transported the food to you).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.