Registration Regulations Can Still Be Improved

In the Federal Register of October 10, 2003, the Food and Drug Administration issued interim final food regulations implementing the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. These regulations, detailing requirements and procedures for food facility registration and submission of prior notice to FDA providing detailed information about every individual article of food or beverage arriving at a United States port, reflect FDA’s response to nearly 500 comments received after publication of proposed rules on Febru…