Food
How FDA Protects Imported Food Shipments
FDA Actions on Bioterroism Act of 2002 Legislation and the New Food Safety Modernization Act
The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the food regulatory agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, to take additional steps to protect the public from a threatened or actual terrorist attack on the U.S. food supply and other food-related emergencies.
Along with other provisions, the Act requires that FDA receive prior notification of food, including animal feed that is imported or offered for import into the United States. Advance notice of import shipments allows FDA, with the support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to target import inspections more effectively and help protect that nation's food supply against terrorist acts and other public health emergencies.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed January 4th, 2011 aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. On May 5, 2011 the FDA published an interim final rule requiring that a person submitting prior notice of imported food, including food for animals, to report the name of any country to which the article has been refused entry. The new information can help FDA make better informed decisions in managing potential risks of imported food into the United States.
Interim Final Rule: Information Required in Prior Notice of Imported Food May 2011
- Fact Sheet: FDA'S Interim Final Rule - Information Required in Prior Notice of Imported Food
August 2011 - Booklet (SECG): What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments
August 2011
- Fact Sheet: FDA'S Interim Final Rule - Information Required in Prior Notice of Imported Food
Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff May 2009
Final Rule: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 November 7, 2008
Guidance Documents for Prior Notice
Guidance for Industry: Enforcement Policy Concerning Certain Prior Notice Requirements Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 2)
December 2003; Revised May 2004Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages
August 2004Sec. 110.310 Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
May 2009Small Entity Compliance Guides Related to FDA Actions on Bioterroism Act of 2002 Legislation and The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011
What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments, Revised April 2009
