What does 21 CFR part 100 cover?

21 CFR Part 100: General

Part 100 of title 21 runs to 4 sections across 3 subparts, and sits in subchapter B, Food for Human Consumption. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.

Sections: 4
Subparts: 3
Words of regulation: 2,934
Current to: 2026-09-10

Subpart A: State and Local Requirements

Subpart F: Misbranding for Reasons Other Than Labeling

100.100 Misleading containers9

Subpart G: Specific Administrative Rulings and Decisions

100.155 Salt and iodized salt5

Read 21 CFR part 100 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety

Questions

What does 21 CFR part 100 cover?: 21 CFR part 100 is General. It runs to 4 sections across 3 subparts and sits in subchapter B of chapter I, Food for Human Consumption.

Every section of part 100 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

Early access

Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.