The chapters in this section are information,and aside from excerpts given herein from Federal Acts and regulations that may be applicable,they contain no standards,tests,assays,nor other mandatory specifications,with respect to any Pharmacopeial articles,

unless specifically referenced in a monograph or elsewhere in this
Pharmacopeia.
2S(USP27)The excerpts from pertinent Federal Acts and regulations included in this section are placed here inasmuch as they are not of Pharmacopeial authorship.Revisions of the federal requirements that affect these excerpts will be included in
USP Supplementsas promptly as practical.The official requirements for Pharmacopeial articles are set forth in the
General Notices,the individual monographs,and the
General Tests and Assayschapters of this
Pharmacopeia.