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Revised FDA Import Alerts on Sept 7
September 8, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On September 7, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

FDA Amends FSMA FAQs, Says Food Defense is a Shift for Agency
September 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has added a new section on food defense to its frequently asked questions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA states that food defense involves the effort to protect the food supply against intentional (as opposed to accidental) contamination due to sabotage, terrorism, counterfeiting, etc.

Revised FDA Import Alerts on Sept 6
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On September 6, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Revised FDA Import Alerts on Sept 2
September 6, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On September 2, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted a revised version of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

FDA Posts Updated Docs on FSMA Import Safety Mandates
September 6, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has posted updated presentations on the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). One presentation provides an overview of the new law, and has been updated on slide 12 depicting how the FSMA import provisions work as a whole, slide 16 on the implementation of the Executive Committee, and added slide 20 on FDA's rulemaking process. The second presentation focuses on the FSMA's import safety provisions, and has been similarly updated on slides 13 and 17. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/09/11 news, 11080916, for detailed BP summary of these presentations.)

FDA to Enforce PN Data on "Other Countries Refusing Food" Starting Sept 6
September 1, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the discretionary enforcement period of its May 2011 interim final rule requiring an additional element of information in a prior notice (PN) of imported food is ending. Therefore, starting September 6, 2011, a person submitting prior notice of imported food, including food for animals, must report this new element - the name of any country to which the article has been refused entry.