FDA Food and Cosmetic International / Foreign Language Documents and Videos

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Overview

• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Overview (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Spanish)
• Food Safety: A Team Approach -- Responsibilities of the different organizations for food safety in the United States (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Japanese) (Korean) (Spanish)
• FDA's Food and Cosmetic Regulatory Responsibilities (English) (Arabic) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Japanese) (Korean) (Spanish)
• Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Selected Provisions (English) (French)
• Affirmative Agenda for International Activities

Bioterrorism

• FDA's Implementation of the Bioterrorism Act: An update with Leslye Fraser (Video 27:22 min) March 2004 (captioned English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Thai)
• Interim Final Rules - Registration and Prior Notice
  • New FDA Rules Implementing the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 - Overview of Registration and Prior Notice Interim Final Rules (Slide Presentation) April 2004 (English) (Korean)
  • Food Facility Registration
    • Booklet: What You Need to Know About Registration of Food Facilities November 2003 (English (PDF*)) (Spanish (PDF*)) (French (PDF*))
    • Fact Sheet on FDA'S New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Interim Final Rule - Registration of Food Facilities: October 2003 (English) (French) (Malay) (Polish) (Portuguese) (Spanish) (Arabic (PDF*)) (Chinese (GB) (PDF*)) (Hindi (PDF*)) (Japanese (PDF*))
    • Overview of Registration Interim Final Rule Implementing the Bioterrorism Act (Slide Presentation) October 15, 2003 (English) (Arabic) (French) (Malay) (Spanish)
    • Food Facility Registration Questions and Answers: October 2003 (English) (Spanish)
    • Create New Account Quick Start Guide: October 2003 (English) (Spanish)
    • Register a Food Facility Online Quick Start Guide: October 2003 (English) (Spanish)
    • Register a Food Facility - Step-by-Step Instructions: October 2003 (English) (Spanish)
    • Registration by Paper (Mail or FAX) or CD-ROM: October 2003 (English) (Spanish)
      • Instructions For Filling Out Paper Forms 3537 and 3537a: October 2003 (English) (PDF*) (Polish)
  • Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments
    • Booklet: What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments November 2003 (English (PDF*)) (Spanish (PDF*)) (French (PDF*))
    • Fact Sheet on FDA'S New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Interim Final Rule - Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments: October 2003 (English) (French) (Malay) (Polish) (Portuguese) (Spanish) (Arabic (PDF*)) (Chinese (GB) (PDF*)) (Hindi (PDF*)) (Japanese (PDF*))
    • Overview of Prior Notice Interim Final Rule Implementing the Bioterrorism Act (Slide Presentation) October 15, 2003 (English) (Arabic) (French) (Malay) (Spanish)
  • October 28, 2003 Satellite Broadcast on Registration and Prior Notice
    (Discussion of interim final rules) (English, Captioned English, French and Spanish)
    • Transcript: Text of Closed Captioning of October 28, 2003 Satellite Broadcast (English) (French) (Spanish)
    
    
• Background Information on Food Safety Regulations

Cosmetics

• Eye Cosmetic Safety (English) (Arabic)
• FDA Warns consumers Not to Use Crema De Belleza: July 23, 1996 (English) (Spanish)

Food Additives

• About Food Additives (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))

Foodborne Illness

• Nationwide E. Coli O157:H7 Outbreak: Questions & Answers (English) (Spanish) September 23, 2006
• Bad Bug Book -- Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook: Selected Pages (English) (French) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Partnership for Food Safety Education) (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Japanese) (Korean) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8)) (Spanish)
• Organisms That Can Bug You (Partnership for Food Safety Education) (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Japanese) (Korean) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8)) (Spanish)
• Everyone can Fight BAC! (Partnership for Food Safety Education) (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Korean) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8)) (Spanish)
• Fight BAC! Public Service Announcement (Partnership for Food Safety Education) (English) (Cantonese) (Korean) (Mandarin) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)

Food Labeling

• Food Labeling Backgrounder (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• Food Labeling Guide (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• Information for Consumers: Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label (English) (Spanish)

Food Safety Programs

• What Consumers Need to Know About Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods (English) (French) (Spanish) May 19, 2006
• Food Safety for Moms-to-Be (English) (Spanish) August 24, 2005
• Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables October 26, 1998 (English) (Arabic) (French) (Portuguese) (Spanish)
• Assuring Safer Produce (Video) May 1999 (English) (French) (Portuguese) (Spanish)
• Fight BAC! Public Service Announcement (Video) (English) (Cantonese) (Korean) (Mandarin) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  
  
• Background Information on Food Safety Programs

HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System)

• HACCP Principles for Food Production (English) (French) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))

Imports, Exports

• Backgrounder on FDA and Imports (English) (French) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• FDA Import Procedures (English) (Chinese (Big 5)) (Chinese (GB)) (French) (German) (Korean) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• Low Acid Canned and Acidified Foods--The FDA Importers Guide (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• See also Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments
• Other FDA information on Imports and Exports (English)

Inspections

• 21 CFR 110: Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food (English) (Spanish)

Pesticides and Chemical Contaminants

• FDA Report on Pesticides (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• Ethyl Carbamate Preventative Action Manual (English) (Italian)

Seafood

• Consumer Advisory: Only Eat Puffer Fish from Known Safe Sources (English) (Spanish) October 17, 2007
• Industry Advisory: Advisory on Puffer Fish (English) (Spanish) (Japanese) (Korean) (Chinese) October 17, 2007
• Overview of the Seafood Program (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• The U.S. Food And Drug Administration Launches Educational Campaign Warning The Hispanic Community About Risks Of Eating Raw Oysters (English) (Spanish)
• Raw Oysters Contaminated With Vibrio vulnificus Can Cause Illness and Death (English) (Spanish)
• What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (English) (Spanish PDF)

Additional FDA Information

• FDA Food and Cosmetic Information on the World Wide Web
• How to obtain printed copies of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (English) (French) (Spanish) (Russian (1251)) (Russian (KOI-8))
• FDA Office of Women's Health My Medicines (several languages)
• Additional Publications in Spanish

International Trade and Other Organizations on the WWW

• Other International Trade Resources on the WWW (English) (French)
• Information for International Travelers (English) (French)

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