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Prior Notice of Imported Foods
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~pn/pnoview.html
Prior Notice of Imported Food
Questions and Answers
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~pn/pnqaguid.html
Compliance Policy Guide
Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff
Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
(FDA=Food and Drug Administration, CBP=Customs and Border Protection)
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~pn/cpgpn.html
In general, it is NOT forbidden to bring food (including chocolate!) with
you when traveling to the US, as long as such food is for "personal use"
(consumption or gift giving). Also, it is NOT forbidden to mail food that
you make YOURSELF at home. From the "Questions and Answers" page:
Prior notice is not required for:
a. Food for an individual's personal use (i.e., for consumption by the
individual, family, or friends, and not for sale or other
distribution) when it is carried by or otherwise accompanies the
individual when arriving in the United States;
b. Food that was made by an individual in his/her personal residence and
sent by that individual as a personal gift (i.e., for non-business
reasons) to an individual in the United States;
c. Food that is imported then exported without leaving the port of
arrival until export; and
d. Meat food products, poultry products, and egg products that are
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) at the time of importation. (21 CFR 1.277(b)).
However, prior notice IS required if you mail food that you did not make at
home (e.g., purchased chocolate):
If the food was made by an individual in his/her personal residence and
sent by that individual as a personal gift (i.e., for non-business
reasons) to an individual in the United States, prior notice is not
required (21 CFR 1.277(b)(2)). Other food products sent as gifts are
subject to the prior notice requirement (21 CFR 1.277). FDA recognizes
that, in these circumstances, the sender who purchased the food as a gift
may not have the manufacturer/producer registration number. Thus, the
sender can use the name and address of the firm that appears on the
label. A registration number need not be provided (21 CFR 1.281(a)(6)).
Prior notice must be submitted electronically through the FDA:
Cheers,
Terry Fong
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"The two most common elements in the Terry Fong <terrence.fong_at_epfl.ch>
universe are hydrogen and stupidity." Inst. de production et robotique
-- anon. Swiss Fed. Institute of Technology
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