21 CFR 866.2480
§ 866.2480 Quality control kit for culture media.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 866.2480, § 866.2480 Quality control kit for culture media, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89462
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(a) Identification. A quality control kit for culture media is a device that consists of paper discs (or other suitable materials), each impregnated with a specified, freeze-dried, viable microorganism, intended for medical purposes to determine if a given culture medium is able to support the growth of that microorganism. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms and also provides epidemiological information on these diseases.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 866.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.