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Anthrax Q & A: Laboratory Safety

How are microbiological materials, such as bacterial cultures, kept safe for legitimate laboratory use only?
On June 10, 1996, CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Section 511 of Public Law 104-132, "The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996," which requires the Secretary of HHS to regulate the transfer of select agents. Current regulations specify requirements for the packaging, labeling, and transport of select agents shipped in interstate commerce. This final rule places additional shipping and handling requirements on facilities that transfer or receive select agents listed in the rule that are capable of causing substantial harm to human health. For more information on these regulations, see the Select Agent Program.

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