Bioterrorism Act

Bioterrorism Act—The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. 

Bioterrorism Act of 2002 Enhanced controls on dangerous biologic agents and toxins. Seeks to protect safety of food, water, and drug supply. 

When an excipient distributor is sourcing a material for a user for the first time or even for subsequent orders on a nonstock item, a key element of information that must be communicated to the user is the availability of the excipient and the time it will take between when an order is placed and when the excipient is actually delivered to the user site. The definition of availability can be variable, especially if the distributor happens to represent international excipient makers, who may have the material in stock overseas, requiring additional lead times of anywhere from two to eight weeks, depending on the service of the supplier and customs, and, now as a result of the Bioterrorism Act, FDA intervention with entry into the United States. 

Bioterrorism Act of 2003 While not directly related to water quality regulations, the security and vulnerability of community drinking water systems were addressed in the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act). The vulnerability assessments were intended to examine a facility s ability to defend against adversarial actions that might substantially disrupt the ability of a water system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water. 

The events of 9/llconvinced the US Congress to pass the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Act, a milestone, signed by the President on June 12, 2002. It consisted of five Titles (I-V) and two Subtitles (A and B), covering all potential harmful agents and situations. 

The fundamental incentive and concept of bioterrorism did not substantially change, up to these days. What did alter, obviously, are the know-how, the technical tools, and the strategic approach. Strategically, there are three basic alternatives shaping the concept of bioterrorism acts ... 

The principles and practicality of differentiating between epidemics stemming from bioterrorism acts and natural epidemics are outlined, to the extent attainable. The comprehension of bioterrorism-patterned natural epidemics thus turns out to be essential, and the related factors are presented in details, so as to facilitate the analysis of abrupt outbreaks. 

The impact of bioterrorism acts is appreciably varied, both spatially and temporally. Its variability is shaped by the following factors ... 

Other states runing BW programs that may potentially support of sponsor bioterrorism acts include, mainly, Syria, North Korea and Cuba. 

Persisting organizations, temporary communes, or sporadic individuals may initiate and conduct bioterrorism acts, without there being any institutionalized assistance from any country. The following section deals with those three types of elements, practically or potentially involved in bioterrorism-related activities. Also, it presents in detail prominent episodes of in-effect bioterrorism (further episodes are included in Section 13.4.14,13.4.17 and 13.4.18). 

While C-TPAT is voluntary, in other instances, the government has also taken a regulatory stance in the food indrrstry. The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 requires that firms engaged in food processing be able to trace raw materials and output one step up, and one step down, the supply chain (USFDA 2003). 

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