### Question
How is the term biological product defined?


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

> a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, protein (except any chemically synthesized polypeptide), or analogous product, or arsphenamine or derivative of arsphenamine (or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound), applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition of human beings

#### 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**

