Product

The word is generic in everyday use, so the part of 21 CFR in question decides what it covers.

Product means an article subject to the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration, including any food, drug, and device intended for human or animal use, any cosmetic and biologic intended for human use, any tobacco product intended for human use, and any item subject to a quarantine regulation under part 1240 of this chapter. Product does not include an electronic product that emits radiation and is subject to parts 1003 and 1004 of this chapter.

21 CFR, 7.3

Product means any article that contains any drug as defined in section 201(g)(1) of the act; any device as defined in section 201(h) of the act; or any biologic as defined in section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)).

21 CFR, 3.2

result of a process Note 1 to entry: There are four generic product categories, as follows: — services (e.g. transport); — software (e.g. computer program, dictionary); — hardware (e.g. engine mechanical part); — processed materials (e.g. lubricant). Many products comprise elements belonging to different generic product categories. Whether the product is then called service, software, hardware or processed material depends on the dominant element. For example, the offered product “automobile” consists of hardware (e.g. tyres), processed materials (e.g. fuel, cooling liquid), software (e.g. engine control software, driver’s manual), and service (e.g. operating explanations given by the salesman). Note 2 to entry: Service is the result of at least one activity necessarily performed at the interface between the supplier and customer and is generally intangible. Provision of a service can involve, for example, the following: — an activity performed on a customer-supplied tangible product (e.g. automobile to be repaired); — an activity performed on a customer-supplied intangible product (e.g. the income statement needed to prepare a tax return); — the delivery of an intangible product (e.g. the delivery of information in the context of knowledge transmission); — the creation of ambience for the customer (e.g. in hotels and restaurants). Software consists of information and is generally intangible and can be in the form of approaches, transactions or procedures. Hardware is generally tangible and its amount is a countable characteristic. Processed materials are generally tangible and their amount is a continuous characteristic. Hardware and processed materials often are referred to as goods. Note 3 to entry: This definition of “product” differs from the definition given in ISO 9000:2015. [SOURCE: ISO 9000:2005, 3.4.2, modified]

ISO 13485:2016, clause 3.15

21 CFR 3.2 limits product to drugs, devices and biologics, because that part serves jurisdiction decisions for combination products. 21 CFR 7.3 on recalls covers every article under FDA jurisdiction, including food, cosmetics and tobacco products, but excludes radiation-emitting electronic products under parts 1003 and 1004.