Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness

US legislation on food additives consists of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD C Act), the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and other applicable laws including the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act. The FD C Act states that foods are adulterated if they contain color additives that have not been approved as safe to the satisfaction of the Food Drug Administration (FDA) for a particular use. ... 

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

Although we are concerned with the chemical industry in this text, the USEPA-developed Large Water System Emergency Response Plan Outline Guidance to Assist Community Water Systems in Complying with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of2002 (dated July 2003), with minor adjustments,... 

Congress passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 as part of the Homeland Security Act, in response to the terrorism attacks of 11 September, 2001. The new law contains several provisions that are designed to strengthen the public health system generally and the availability of drugs, biological products and medical devices for countering bioterrorism, in particular. 

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. 

In 2002, President Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act to initiate a response to bioterrorism preparedness. Unfortunately, the Act s attention to children was minimal, even with the creation of a National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism (NACCT). As defined within the Act, the purpose of the NACCT is to assess and provide recommendations to the Secretary of the... 

On November 7, 2008 FDA issued the Final Rule of the Act on Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness ad Response act of 2002. 

Congress sent the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to the president 3 weeks ago. The measure is a compromise between somewhat different versions that were passed by the Senate and House last December. The original bills were sponsored by Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., in the Senate and by Billy Tauzin, R-La., and John Dingell, D-Mich., in the House. 

The U.S. FDA more recently had a major expansion in its surveillance and contaminant enforcement authority with respect to potential threats of terrorist acts against the U.S. food supply (1) the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (PL 107-296 116 Stat. 2135) and (2) the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 [PL 107—188 116 Stat. 594]. These two statutes prompted the development of the HACCP program within the agency s CFSAN. For example, an episode of deliberate... 

The Office of the Secretary provides leadership for the entire DHHS. It is responsible for advising the President on issues relating to health and welfare. The most recent expansion in the OS is the formation of the Office of Public Health Preparedness (OPHP) in late 2001. This office was created in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The OPHP directs the DHHS activities aimed at protecting the population from acts of bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Working with the Office of Homeland Security, OPHP s efforts are aimed at coordinating the preparation for and recovery from such events. 

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