Bioterrorism and Food Laws

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Bioterrorism and Food Laws

• FST 490
• 11/25/02
• by
• David Rasmussen

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Bioterrorism and Food Laws

• Laws
• January 2002, President Bush signed the Defense
  Appropriations Act, which designated 328 million
  for services and programs essential to
  biosecurity
• 16.5/15 million for FSIS for security and
  protection
• 10 of 16.5/15 million used for food safety
  program

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Bioterrorism Related Laws

• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
  Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
• (Pub. L. 107-188) signed on June 12, 2002
• Relates especially to toxins biological agents
• CDC APHIS
• 7 CFR part 331 Plant health/production
• 9 CFR part 121 Human and Animal health

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9 CFR 121.2(a)

• Bacillus anthracis
• Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis
• Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) mallei
• Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei
• Clostridium botulinum
• Coccidioides immitis
• Coxiella burnetii
• Eastern equine encephalitis virus

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9 CFR 121.2(a)

• Equine morbillivirus (Hendra virus)
• Francisella tularensis
• Rift Valley fever virus
• Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
• Aflatoxins
• Botulinum toxins
• Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
• Shigatoxin
• Staphylococcal enterotoxins
• T-2 toxin

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PUBLIC LAW 107-188 H.R. 3448

• Sections 301-315
• FDC Act Section 801 amended
• Increased inspection of imports (h)(1)
• Improve Information Management Systems related to
  imports (2)
• Improve linkages between agencies, states,
  agencies states, and states and Indian tribes
  (3)
• Increased research for rapid method detection
  (i)(3)-(A) (B)
• Especially at ports (i)(2)

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PUBLIC LAW 107-188 H.R. 3448

• FDC Act Section 801 amended
• Requires prior notification of imports
• Ability to stamp/label REFUSED ENTRY
• FDC Act Section 402 (h) amended
• Prohibits port shopping
• FDC Act Section 317 (r) amended
• Food safety grants added to encourage states to
  participate in surveillance enhance
  laboratories

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PUBLIC LAW 107-188 H.R. 3448

• Section 303
• FDC Act Section 304
• Detention of implicated foods (by FDA official)
• 20 to 30 day limit
• Detainment of implicated products
• Appeals
• Temporary holds, no more than 24h (j)(1)
• FDC Act Section 306
• Debarment of for repeated or serious offenses
  (b)(1)

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PUBLIC LAW 107-188 H.R. 3448

• FDC Act Section 415
• Registration of food facilities
• Processors, packers, warehouses factories
• Section 334
• 50,000 (max) grant to Universities to review
  standards and practices for protection against
  bioterrorism

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Bioterrorism and Food Laws

• Conclusions
• Increased security concerning imports
• Increased regulation of biological agents and
  toxins
• Increased surveillance security of food system