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New Food Safety Bill Has Consequences For Importers

International Law Office
February 11, 2011

On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2751, the much-anticipated FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (the Act), bringing about the biggest reform of U.S. food safety regulation in decades. The new law has significant consequences for importers of food items, who should prepare for increased federal government oversight of food imports.

This Sidley Update was republished by ILO in its Trade & Customs Newsletter.