### Question
How is the term freight forwarding facility defined?


### Answer
The term **freight forwarding facility** is defined in *21 CFR § 1300.01* as the following:

> a separate facility operated by a distributing registrant through which sealed, packaged controlled substances in unmarked shipping containers (*i.e.*, the containers do not indicate that the contents include controlled substances) are, in the course of delivery to, or return from, customers, transferred in less than 24 hours. 

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 1300.01*
  - Heading: **Title 21-Food and Drugs > PART 1300—DEFINITIONS**

