21 CFR 880.2200
§ 880.2200 Liquid crystal forehead temperature strip.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 880.2200, § 880.2200 Liquid crystal forehead temperature strip, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90499
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(a) Identification. A liquid crystal forehead temperature strip is a device applied to the forehead that is used to indicate the presence or absence of fever, or to monitor body temperature changes. The device displays the color changes of heat sensitive liquid crystals corresponding to the variation in the surface temperature of the skin. The liquid crystals, which are cholesteric esters, are sealed in plastic.
(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 880.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.