Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 862.3040 - Alcohol test system.

(a) Identification. An alcohol test system is a device intented to measure alcohol (e.g., ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, etc.) in human body fluids (e.g., serum, whole blood, and urine). Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol intoxication and poisoning.

(b) Classification. Class II.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 862.3040