Prior Notice - Historical Information

The Final Rule for Prior Notice of Imported Food published November 7, 2008, and was effective May 6, 2009. See current information on Prior Notice.

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• Interim Final Rule: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 October 10, 2003
  • Corrections to Interim Final Rule February 2, 2004
  • Reopening of Comment Period April 14, 2004
  • Extension of Comment Period to July 13, 2004 May 18, 2004
• Slide Presentation: Overview of Prior Notice Interim Final Rule Implementing the Bioterrorism Act October 15, 2003†
  

• Fact Sheet: FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Interim Final Rule - Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments October 2003
  
• Gift Packs: Importing Gift Packs and Prior Notice November 2004
• International Mail: Sending Food Through International Mail October 2004
  Selected Excerpts from the Prior Notice Interim Final Rule, Guidance Documents, and Fact Sheets
• Sending Gifts to Your Friends and Family: Prior Notice Policy December 2004

• Press Release: FDA and CBP Bolster Safeguards on Imported Food, December 3, 2003†
• Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice Timeframes August 2004†
  (Federal Register Notice of Availability, April 14, 2004†)
• Flyer - Notice to Truckers: New FDA Regulations Will Affect Imported Food Shipments November 2003†
• Flyer - Notice to Importers and Filers: New FDA Regulations Will Affect Imported Food Shipments, November 2003
• Information Sheets - Shipments of Food that Appear to be for Commercial Purposes, December 2004†
• Press Release: FDA and CBP Define Their Transitional Compliance Policy on Food Imports Under the Bioterrorism Act December 11, 2003†
• Summary Information: Prior Notice Summary Information April 2005†

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† Documents temporarily unavailable on the web.