21 CFR Part 501: Animal Food Labeling
Part 501 of title 21 runs to 14 sections across 3 subparts, and sits in subchapter E, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.
- Sections
- 14
- Subparts
- 3
- Words of regulation
- 11,234
- Current to
- 2026-09-10
Subpart A: General Provisions
- 501.1 Principal display panel of package form animal food4
- 501.2 Information panel of package for animal food23
- 501.3 Identity labeling of animal food in package form17
- 501.4 Animal food; designation of ingredients20
- 501.5 Animal food; name and place of business of manufacturer, packer, or distributor5
- 501.8 Labeling of animal food with number of servings2
- 501.15 Animal food; prominence of required statements14
- 501.17 Animal food labeling warning statements13
- 501.18 Misbranding of animal food9
Subpart B: Specific Animal Food Labeling Requirements
Subpart F: Exemptions From Animal Food Labeling Requirements
Read 21 CFR part 501 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety
Questions
- What does 21 CFR part 501 cover?
- 21 CFR part 501 is Animal Food Labeling. It runs to 14 sections across 3 subparts and sits in subchapter E of chapter I, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products.
Every section of part 501 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 accessRecall 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.