---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 160.107"
title: "40"
number: "160.107"
heading: "Test, control, and reference substance handling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/160.107"
---

# §160.107. Test, control, and reference substance handling.


Procedures shall be established for a system for the handling of the test, control, and reference substances to ensure that:

- (a) **There is proper storage.**
- (b) Distribution is made in a manner designed to preclude the possibility of contamination, deterioration, or damage.
- (c) **Proper identification is maintained throughout the distribution process.**
- (d) **The receipt and distribution of each batch is documented.** Such documentation shall include the date and quantity of each batch distributed or returned.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a, 136c, 136d, 136f, 136j, 136t, 136v, 136w; 21 U.S.C. 346a, 371, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 34067, Aug. 17, 1989, unless otherwise noted.