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Bioterrorism
The Bioterrorism Act (BTA) is intended to protect the health and safety of the people of the United States from an intended or actual terrorist attack on the nation's food supply.

- Revised Compliance Policy Changes Requirements for Personal Shipments
CBP and the FDA have announced that the two agencies will exercise enforcement discretion on BTA issues involving foods imported or offered for import for non-commercial purposes (food purchased or otherwise acquired by an individual for non-business purposes and shipped by an individual for delivery to self, family member, or friend for non-business purposes).
- FDA-Required Prior Notice for Imported Food and Beverages
If a custom broker's or self-filer's system is not working or if the ACS/ABI interface is not working, prior notice must be submitted through the FDA Prior Notice System Interface.
FDA-Required Prior Notice for Imported Food and Beverages - doc versiondoc - 24 KB.
- The Bioterrorism Act - Overview
On June 12, 2002, President Bush signed into law the "Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002," also known as the Bioterrorism Act (BTA).
- Frequently Asked Questions & Answers Regarding CBP Procedures under the Bioterrorism Act (BTA)
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers Regarding CBP Procedures under the Bioterrorism Act (BTA) - doc versiondoc - 82 KB.
- Memorandum of Agreement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Food and Drug Administration
The purpose of the agreement is to allow FDA to commission CBP officers.
Memorandum of Agreement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Food and Drug Administration - doc versiondoc - 28 KB.
- Enforced Compliance and Penalties Implementation Procedures for the Bioterrorism Act
Provides guidance to CBP and trade community regarding enforcement compliance efforts, penalty assessments and mitigation guidelines for the BTA
Enforced Compliance and Penalties Implementation Procedures for the Bioterrorism Act - doc versiondoc - 55 KB.

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 Burma Embargo
(doc - 30 KB.)
 Agriculture Inspection
 Alert: Change in Policy - Importation of Certain Ruminant Products From Canada -
(doc - 28 KB.)
 Commercial Enforcement Analysis and Response (CEAR)
 Safe Explosives Act
(doc - 25 KB.)
 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
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 CBP/FDA Joint Compliance Policy for Food Imports
 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
 Online FDA Registration of Food Facilities
 Bioterrorism Act 2002
 Prior Notice of Imported Food:Harmonized Tariff Schedule Codes Flagged with Prior Notice Indicators
 Prior Notice of Imported Foods: Compliance Summary Information
 Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice Timeframes
 Biodefense for the 21st Century

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