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food safety, leveraging technology and other
tools to create a safer and more digital, tracea-
ble food system. Smarter food safety is about
more than just technology. It‘s also about sim-
pler, more effective, and modern approaches
and processes. It‘s about leadership, creativity,
and culture. The Commissioner of Food and
Drugs Dr. Stephen M. Hahn will introduce the
principles of the new system to you on the
next pages.
Your agent or importer is a person necessary
for dealing with customs authorities. Before you
In the header of the webpage is written: „An ship a pallet or container, you must complete
official website of the United States govern- a PRIOR NOTICE on your FDA website, announ-
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maximum period of two years transportation — you must enc-
but recently the period has be- lose a Freight List and indicate the
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exact time it should land.
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toms will not release the goods
to you. When goods arrive at the
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The world around us is changing
rapidly; many believe we will see
more changes in the food system over the
next 10 years than we have in decades. The
challenges that have arisen during the CO-
VID-19 pandemic have accelerated the need
for actions called for in the blueprint, especi-
ally in times of crisis.
Foods are being reformulated; there are new
foods, new production methods, and new de-
livery methods; and the system is becoming
increasingly digitized. To keep pace with this
evolution, FDA is taking a new approach to
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