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Prior Notice of Imported Foods
OMB Approval Number: 0910-0520
OMB Expiration Date: 05/31/2010
See OMB Burden Statement
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.
To carry out certain provisions of the Bioterrorism Act, FDA has established new regulations requiring that:
- Food facilities are registered with FDA, and
- FDA be given advance notice on shipments of imported food.
The Act requires that FDA receive prior notice before food is imported or offered for import into the United States. Advance notice of import shipments allows FDA, with the support of the Bureau of 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.
Instructions
- Quick Start Guide
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- PNSI "Wizards" Step by Step Instructions
- Product Code Builder Tutorial
- Find, Copy and Cancel Web Entries and Prior Notices
- Time Saving Tips from the FDA Prior Notice Center for PNSI
- New Features in PNSI
Final Rule
Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Guidance Documents
- Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 2)
- Guidance for Industry: Entry Types and Entry Identifiers; Prior Notice of Imported Food
- Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages
- Sec. 110.310 Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
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Prior Notice Center
The Prior Notice Center staff can answer questions about Prior Notice policies, procedures, and interpretations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.