9 CFR §101.4
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Terms pertaining to identification and packaging of biological products shall mean:
- (a)Label. All written, graphic, or printed matter:
- (1)Upon or attached to a final container of a biological product;
- (2)Appearing upon any immediate carton or box used to package such final container; and
- (3)Appearing on any accompanying enclosures (leaflets, inserts, or circulars) on which required information or directions as to the use of the biological product shall be found.
- (b)Labeling. All labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying the final container.
- (c)Final container. The unit, bottle, vial, ampule, tube, or other receptacle into which any biological product is filled for distribution and sale.
- (d)True name. The name entered on the product license or permit at the time of issuance to differentiate the biological product from others: Provided, That, the principal part of such name shall be emphasized on such license or permit by being more prominently lettered than descriptive terms which may be necessary to complete the differentiation.
- (e)Serial number. Numbers or numbers and letters used to identify and distinguish one serial from others.
- (f)Expiration date. A date designating the end of the period during which a biological product, when properly stored and handled, can be expected with reasonable certainty, to be efficacious.
- (g)Label number. A number assigned by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to each label or sketch submitted for review.
- (h)Master label. The finished carton, container, or enclosure label for the smallest size final container that is authorized for a biological product, that serves as the Master template label applicable to all other size containers or cartons of the same product that is marketed by a licensee, subsidiary, division, or distributor.