21 CFR 20.29
§ 20.29 Prohibition on withdrawal of records from Food and Drug Administration files.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 20.29, § 20.29 Prohibition on withdrawal of records from Food and Drug Administration files, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/83309
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No person may withdraw records submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. All Food and Drug Administration records shall be retained by the agency until disposed of pursuant to routine record disposal procedures.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.