{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-117.420","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 117.420","heading":"Using approved suppliers.","body":"(a) Approval of suppliers. The receiving facility must approve suppliers in accordance with the requirements of § 117.410(d), and document that approval, before receiving raw materials and other ingredients received from those suppliers;\n(b) Written procedures for receiving raw materials and other ingredients. (1) Written procedures for receiving raw materials and other ingredients must be established and followed;\n(2) The written procedures for receiving raw materials and other ingredients must ensure that raw materials and other ingredients are received only from approved suppliers (or, when necessary and appropriate, on a temporary basis from unapproved suppliers whose raw materials or other ingredients are subjected to adequate verification activities before acceptance for use); and\n(3) Use of the written procedures for receiving raw materials and other ingredients must be documented.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION","PART 117—CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE, HAZARD ANALYSIS, AND RISK-BASED PREVENTIVE CONTROLS FOR HUMAN FOOD","Subpart G—Supply-Chain Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"05e4feda7d67888728bd7011dfa6c09626e6dbbbe92c14bd90c69d2f1a011caf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-117.415","next":"us/21-cfr-117.425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}