FDA to Hold Series of Seminars in Asia on Prior Notice and Food Facility Registration Requirements
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing that it will conduct a series of seminars in Asia on the implementation of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act).
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According to the FDA, the target audience for these seminars are owners, operators or agents in charge of international food facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food under FDA's jurisdiction for human or animal consumption in the U.S. and small business entities or persons that import or offer for import food under FDA's jurisdiction into the U.S.
The goal of these seminars is to provide an overview of the FDA's interim final rules on the registration of food facilities and prior notice of imported food shipments. Among other things, the FDA will provide practical guidance for facilities that are required to register and a computer demonstration of the Prior Notification System Interface (PNSI).
FDA to Hold Series of Seminars in China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand
The schedule of these seminars is as follows:
April 21, 2004 - Beijing, China
April 23, 2004 - Seoul, South Korea
April 27, 2004 - Tokyo, Japan
April 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand
The FDA's notice contains contact parties and information on registering for these seminars. The FDA encourages interested parties to consult the following web page on the Bioterrorism Act to gain current information about the interim final rules: www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/fsbtact.html.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/15/03 and 11/04/03 news, 03101510 and 03110420, for BP summaries of the interim final rules on registration of food facilities and prior notice, respectively.)
FDA Notice (dated April 2004) available atwww.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/fsbtac19.html