---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1.681"
title: "21"
number: "1.681"
heading: "How frequently must eligible entities be recertified?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1.681"
---

# §1.681. How frequently must eligible entities be recertified?


An eligible entity seeking recertification of a food or facility certification under this subpart must apply for recertification prior to the expiration of its certification. For certifications used in meeting the requirements of section [801(q)](/cfr/21/801.md?p=q) or [806](/cfr/21/806.md) of the FD&C Act, FDA may require an eligible entity to apply for recertification at any time FDA determines appropriate under such section.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 74650, Nov. 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1333, 1453, 1454, 1455, 4402; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 342, 343, 350c, 350d, 350j, 352, 355, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 384a, 387, 387a, 387c, 393, and 2223; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15553, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.