{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-165.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 165.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) A lot is:\n(1) For purposes of determining quality factors related to manufacture, processing, or packing, a collection of primary containers or units of the same size, type, and style produced under conditions as nearly uniform as possible and usually designated by a common container code or marking, or in the absence of any common container code or marking, a day's production.\n(2) For purposes of determining quality factors related to distribution and storage, a collection of primary containers or units transported, stored, or held under conditions as nearly uniform as possible.\n(b) A sample consists of 10 subsamples (consumer units), one taken from each of 10 different randomly chosen shipping cases to be representative of a given lot, unless otherwise specified in a specific standard in this part.\n(c) An analytical unit is the portion(s) of food taken from a subsample of a sample for the purpose of analysis.","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 165—BEVERAGES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"c798bdde33d8aae9a081da0e8bbdacaa8bfbd558b239ab07f7149478c4c0ac06","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-164.150","next":"us/21-cfr-165.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}