FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: PRIOR NOTICE: ADDING REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT MAIL TRACKING NUMBER FOR ARTICLES OF FOOD ARRIVING BY INTERNATIONAL MAIL AND TIMEFRAME FOR POST-REFUSAL AND POST-HOLD SUBMISSIONS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Prior Notice: Adding Requirement To Submit Mail Tracking Number for Articles of Food Arriving by International Mail and Timeframe for Post-Refusal and Post-Hold Submissions.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is issuing a final rule to amend its prior notice regulation to add a requirement that prior notice and food facility registration information be submitted within a certain timeframe after certain notices of refusal or hold have been issued ("post-refusal" and "post-hold" submission) or respons...