Food Processing Facility Registration

• Iowa State University Extension Press Release
• HHS Issues New Rules to Enhance Security of the U.S. Food Supply - Press Release (October 9, 2003)
• Online Registration URL: http://www.fda.gov/furls/
  Available October 16, 2003

Help for filling out Registration Form 3537

• Applicable Food Product Categories (21 CFR 170.3) - (Acrobat file)

Fact Sheets on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulations

• Interim Final Rule - Registration of Food Facilities
• Interim Final Rule - Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments

Food Defense for Retail Foodservices

Food Defense for the Small Retail Operation

Interim Final Rules - Federal Register notices

• Registration of Food Facilities (Acrobat file)
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments (Acrobat file)

FDA Background Information

• Bioterrorism Act of 2002
• Protecting the Food Supply: FDA Actions on New Bioterroism Legislation
• FDA Bioterrorism Resources
• FDA Food Safety and Terrorism Resources
• FDA Guidance Publications- http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/guidance.html
  • Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Registration of Food Facilities - July 17, 2003
  • Dairy Farms, Bulk Milk Transporters, Bulk Milk Transfer Stations and Fluid Milk Processors Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance - July 11, 2003
  • Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance - March 21, 2003
  • Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance - March 21, 2003

Iowa Homeland Security Resources

• Iowa Homeland Security Web Site - http://www.iowahomelandsecurity.org/
  • Iowa Homeland Security Initiative (Acrobat file)
  • Summary of Iowa Homeland Security (Acrobat file)
• Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division - http://www.state.ia.us/emergencymanagement/