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title: "21 CFR §1.661"

source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-1.661"

title_number: "21"

volume_number: "1"

chapter_number: "Unknown"

subchapter_code: "A"

subchapter_subject: "GENERAL"

part_code: "1"

part_subject: "GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS"

subpart_code: "M"

subpart_subject: "Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To Issue Certifications"

section_number: "1.661"

section_subject: "What is the duration of accreditation by a recognized accreditation body?"

cfr_reference: "21 CFR 1.661"

title_name: "Title 21"

title_subject: "Food and Drugs"

parts_covered: "Parts 1 to 99"

revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"

publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"

contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"

publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"

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A recognized accreditation body may grant accreditation to a third-party certification body under this subpart for a period not to exceed 4 years.

§1.661 - What is the duration of accreditation by a recognized accreditation body?