Food Safety and Terrorism

Information from FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

• Protecting the Food Supply: FDA Actions on New Bioterrorism Legislation September 22, 2004
  • FDA Introduces New Technology to Improve Food Security: Electronic Food Facility Registration Goes "Live," Allowing More Than 400,000 Facilities to Register in Minutes; FDA Reports on Progress in Developing Rapid Tests of Food Contamination October 16, 2003
  • HHS Issues New Rules to Enhance Security of the U.S. Food Supply October 9, 2003
  • Video: FDA's Implementation of the Bioterrorism Act: An update with Leslye Fraser March 2004 (27:22 min) (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player)
    (also in captioned English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Thai)

  • Administrative Detention
    • FDA Finalizes Rule on Administrative Detention of Suspect Food May 27, 2004
    • Final Rule: Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 June 4, 2004
    • Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation Final Rule: Administrative Detention May 27, 2004
    • "Dear Colleague" Letter on Administrative Detention Final Rule May 27, 2004

  • Registration of Food Facilities
    • Registration of Food Facilities: Electronic Registration via the Internet October 2003
    • Registering by Paper (Mail or Fax) or CD-ROM October 2003 (also available in Spanish)
    • Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Interim Final Rule -- Registration of Food Facilities October 2003 (also available in French, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic (PDF*), Chinese (PDF*), Hindi (PDF*), and Japanese (PDF*) )
    • Booklet (SECG): What You Need to Know About Registration of Food Facilities November 2003 (also available in French and Spanish)
    • Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA Staff December 2003
    • Compliance Information: Registration September 22, 2004
    • Interim Final Rule: Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 October 10, 2003
      • Reopening of Comment Period April 14, 2004
    • Guidance for Industry--Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Registration of Food Facilities July 17, 2003
    • Guidance for Industry--Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edition 4) August 6, 2004

  • Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments
    • Prior Notice System Interface (Overview and Background) December 2003
    • Fact Sheet on FDA'S New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Interim Final Rule - Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments October 2003 (also available in French, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic (PDF*), Chinese (PDF*), Hindi (PDF*), and Japanese (PDF*) )
    • Booklet (SECG): What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments November 2003 (also available in French and Spanish)
    • Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff Updated August 12, 2004
    • Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice Timeframes Updated August 12, 2004
    • Interim Final Rule: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 October 10, 2003
      • Reopening of Comment Period April 14, 2004
    • Guidance for Industry--Prior Notice of Imported Food: Harmonized Tariff Schedule Codes Flagged with Prior Notice Indicators April 14, 2004

  • Video: FDA's Implementation of the Bioterrorism Act: An update with Leslye Fraser March 2004
  • Domestic Outreach Meetings: Interim Final Rules for Registration of Food Facilities and Prior Notice of Imported Foods February 2004
  • Risk Assessment for Food Terrorism and Other Food Safety Concerns October 7, 2003
  • Regulations Implementing Title III of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Notice of Public Meeting via SATELLITE downlink October 28, 2003 (also available in PDF) October 1, 2003
    • Video of Satellite Broadcast (1:43 hr) (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player)
      (also in captioned English, French, and Spanish)

• Food Safety News Flash: Food Tampering - An Extra Ounce of Caution (also available in PDF) October 2003
• Guidance for Industry--Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance July 11, 2003
• FDA Notice Regarding Firms Offering Registration Services June 30, 2003
• Letter to Stakeholders - "The Bioterrorism Act": New Import for Export Provisions November 13, 2002
• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (PL107-188) July 17, 2002
• Food and Cosmetic Security Guidance, Federal Register Notice of Availability - March 21, 2003 (available in PDF)
  • Guidance for Industry -- Cosmetics Processors and Transporters: Cosmetics Security Preventive Measures Guidance December 17, 2003
  • Guidance for Industry -- Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance December 17, 2003
• Food Security Preventive Guidance, Federal Register Notice of Availability - March 21, 2003 (available in PDF)
  • Guidance for Industry -- Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance March 21, 2003
  • Guidance for Industry -- Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance March 21, 2003
  • Field Instructions for "Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance" and "Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance" March 21, 2003
• Frequently Asked Consumer Questions About Food Safety and Terrorism November 15, 2001
• Dietary Supplements Claiming to Prevent or Treat Anthrax November 7, 2001

Other Information from FDA

• Bioterrorism
• Bioterrorism Act of 2002
• Federal Anti-Tampering Act
• CVM and Counterterrorism
• Risk Assessment for Food Terrorism and Other Food Safety Concerns (FDA)

Information from Other Agencies

• Food Safety and America's Future November 27, 2001 (HHS)
• Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the the Food Supply (FoodSafety.Gov)