### Question
Can you define what reference product means?


### Answer
**Reference product** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 262*:

> the single biological product licensed under subsection (a) against which a biological product is evaluated in an application submitted under subsection (k)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 262*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES > Part F-Licensing of Biological Products and Clinical Laboratories > subpart 1-biological products**

