What does 21 CFR part 502 cover?

21 CFR part 502 is Common or Usual Names for Nonstandardized Animal Foods. It runs to 2 sections and sits in subchapter E of chapter I, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products.

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21 CFR Part 502: Common or Usual Names for Nonstandardized Animal Foods

Part 502 of title 21 runs to 2 sections, 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: 2
Subparts: 1
Words of regulation: 914
Current to: 2026-09-10

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Read 21 CFR part 502 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety

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What does 21 CFR part 502 cover?: 21 CFR part 502 is Common or Usual Names for Nonstandardized Animal Foods. It runs to 2 sections and sits in subchapter E of chapter I, Animal Drugs, Feeds, and Related Products.

Every section of part 502 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.

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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.