Global Sourcing Logistics: How to Manage Risk and Gain Competitive Advantage in a Worldwide Marketplace

The Contingency Plan provides guidance on submitting

prior notice of imported food during system outages affect-

ing the applicable FDA and CBP computer program systems.

The contingency plan identifies seven potential system

downtime scenarios that could have an impact on trans-

mission, confirmation, and processing of prior notice sub-

missions and explains recommended submission options

for each of the identified scenarios. In any of the scenarios

described in the contingency plan, where the alternative

submission options include both e-mail and facsimile (fax)

transmissions, e-mail transmission is strongly encouraged as

the more efficient means.

All documents may be found on FDA’s website (http://

www.fda. gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html).

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