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# 21 U.S.C. § 379d–5 - Guidance document regarding product promotion using the Internet

## Text

Not later than 2 years after July 9, 2012, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance that describes Food and Drug Administration policy regarding the promotion, using the Internet (including social media), of medical products that are regulated by such Administration.

(Pub. L. 112–144, title XI, § 1121, July 9, 2012, 126 Stat. 1112.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, and not as part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter.