Prior Notice of Imported Foods

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U.S. food supply and other food-related emergencies.</p> <p>Along with other provisions, the Act requires that FDA receive prior notification of food, including animal feed that is imported or offered for import into the United States. Advance notice of import shipments allows FDA, with the support of the U.S. 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.</p> <p>The <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="231ba608-e910-407e-973e-a77b78660ddf" href="/food/guidance-regulation-food-and-dietary-supplements/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma" target title="Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)">FDA Food Safety Modernization Act</a> (FSMA) signed January 4th, 2011 aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. On May 5, 2011 the FDA published an interim final rule requiring that a person submitting prior notice of imported food, including food for animals, to report the name of any country to which the article has been refused entry. The new information can help FDA make better informed decisions in managing potential risks of imported food into the United States.</p> <h2>Filing Prior Notice</h2> <p>For Instructions on the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI), see <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2cfa1e3e-1264-46e7-aa5f-76a12ad94c78" href="/food/importing-food-products-united-states/filing-prior-notice-imported-foods" target title="Filing Prior Notice of Imported Foods">Filing Prior Notice</a>.</p> <h3>Guidance Documents and Rules</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2023-24086/prior-notice-adding-requirement-to-submit-mail-tracking-number-for-articles-of-food-arriving-by">Proposed Rule: Adding Requirement to Submit Mail Tracking Number for Articles of Food Arriving by International Mail and Timeframe for Post-Refusal and Post-Hold Submissions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/05/30/2013-12833/information-required-in-prior-notice-of-imported-food" target="_blank">Final Rule: Information Required in Prior Notice of Imported Food</a></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9abb7864-6fbc-4071-9416-99cf704301cd" href="/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-prior-notice-imported-food-questions-and-answers-edition-4" title="Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 4)">Draft Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 4)</a> </li> <li><a href="/food/guidance-documents-regulatory-information-topic/guidance-industry-prior-notice-imported-food-questions-and-answers-edition-3">Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 3)</a></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ec1b8869-bb1e-4919-9070-f6596e2fbeb6" href="/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-prior-notice-imported-food-contingency-plan-system-outages" title="Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages">Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages</a></li> <li><a href="/food/guidance-documents-regulatory-information-topic/compliance-policy-guide-guidance-fda-and-cbp-staff-sec-110310-prior-notice-imported-food-under">Compliance Policy Guide, Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff: Prior Notice of Imported Food</a></li> </ul> <h3>International Mail and Gifts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/food/importing-food-products-united-states/importing-gift-packs-and-prior-notice">Importing Gift Packs and Prior Notice</a></li> <li><a href="/food/importing-food-products-united-states/prior-notice-policy-sending-gifts-your-friends-and-family">Prior Notice Policy on Sending Gifts to Your Friends and Family </a></li> </ul> <h3>Contact FDA</h3> <p><strong>Data Management Support Services (DMSS)</strong><br> <span class="baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1" style="white-space: nowrap;">800-216-7331</span><br> <span class="baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1" style="white-space: nowrap;">240-247-8804</span> INTL<br> <a href="mailto:FURLS@fda.gov">FURLS@fda.gov</a><br> Contact for questions regarding PNSI account creation, management, password reset, and technical computer questions. (Mon鈥揊ri 9:00 am - 6:00 pm EST; except holidays)</p> <p><strong>Division of Targeting and Analysis</strong><br> <span class="baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1" style="white-space: nowrap;">866-521-2297</span><br> <span class="baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1" style="white-space: nowrap;">301-796-0523</span> INTL<br> <span class="baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1" style="white-space: nowrap;">571-468-1936</span> Fax<br> <a href="mailto:prior.notice@fda.hhs.gov ">prior.notice@fda.hhs.gov </a><br> Contact for questions regarding prior notice policies, procedures, and interpretations. 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