---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 108.3"
title: "21"
number: "108.3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/108.3"
---

# §108.3. Definitions.

- (a) The definitions contained in [section 201](/cfr/21/201.md) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are applicable to such terms when used in this part.
- (b) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
- (c) Act means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
- (d) Permit means an emergency permit issued by the Commissioner pursuant to [section 404](/cfr/21/404.md) of the act for such temporary period of time as may be necessary to protect the public health.
- (e) Manufacture, processing, or packing of food in any locality means activities conducted in a single plant or establishment, a series of plants under a single management, or all plants in an industry or region, by a manufacturer, processor, or packer.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 342, 344, 371.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14334, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.