Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a regulation that would require U.S. purchasers or U.S. importers or their agents to submit to FDA prior notice of the importation of food. The proposed regulation implements the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which requires prior notification of imported food to begin by December 12, 2003. The Bioterrorism Act requires FDA to issue final regulations that specify the period of advance notice by this date or a statutory notice provision requiring not less than 8 hours prior notice and not more than 5 days prior notice will take effect until a final rule is issued.