§ 321a. — "Butter" defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC321a]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 9--FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
SUBCHAPTER II--DEFINITIONS
Sec. 321a. ``Butter'' defined
For the purposes of the Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906 (Thirty-
fourth Statutes at Large, page 768) ``butter'' shall be understood to
mean the food product usually known as butter, and which is made
exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with or without common salt,
and with or without additional coloring matter, and containing not less
than 80 per centum by weight of milk fat, all tolerances having been
allowed for.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 268, 42 Stat. 1500.)
References in Text
The Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906, referred to in text, is act
June 30, 1906, ch. 3915, 34 Stat. 768, as amended, which was classified
to subchapter I (Sec. 1 et seq.) of chapter 1 of this title, was
repealed (except for section 14a which was transferred to section 376 of
this title) by act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, Sec. 902(a), 52 Stat. 1059,
and is covered by this chapter.
Codification
Section, which was not enacted as part of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter, was formerly classified
to section 6 of this title. Section 902(a) of act June 25, 1938, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 301 of this title, provided that
this section should remain in force and effect and be applicable to the
provisions of this chapter.
