(a) The requirements of this subpart apply:
- (1) When the Food and Drug Administration has determined that it is necessary to remove from the market a distributed infant formula that is in violation of the laws and regulations administered by the Food and Drug Administration and that poses a risk to human health; or
(2) When a manufacturer has determined that it is necessary to remove from the market a distributed infant formula that:
- (i) Is no longer subject to the manufacturer's control;
- (ii) Is in violation of the laws and regulations administered by the Food and Drug Administration and against which the agency could initiate legal or regulatory action; and
- (iii) Does not present a human risk.
- (b) The Food and Drug Administration will monitor continually the recall action and will take appropriate actions to ensure that the violative infant formula is removed from the market.