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title: "21 U.S.C. § 16"
description: "Introduction into, or sale in, State or Territory or District of Columbia of dairy or food products falsely labeled or branded"
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title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
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chapter_name: "ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOODS OR DRUGS"
section: "16"
citation: "21 U.S.C. § 16"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 21 U.S.C. § 16 - Introduction into, or sale in, State or Territory or District of Columbia of dairy or food products falsely labeled or branded
## Text
No person or persons, company or corporation, shall introduce into any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia from any other State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or sell in the District of Columbia or in any Territory any dairy or food products which shall be falsely labeled or branded as to the State or Territory in which they are made, produced, or grown, or cause or procure the same to be done by others.
(July 1, 1902, ch. 1357, § 1, 32 Stat. 632.)