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Quality System Regulation Legacy term

The name of 21 CFR Part 820 before February 2, 2026, when the Quality Management System Regulation replaced it. The regulation set the FDA's current good manufacturing practice requirements for finished devices.

Replaced by
QMSR, 21 CFR Part 820
Where the replacement is written
21 CFR 820.1(a)
Old rule
21 CFR 820.1(a), in Part 820 before February 2, 2026
Also called
QSR, QS regulation

Avoid This Mistake

QSR also abbreviated the quality system record in the old 21 CFR 820.186, which is a different thing.

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