Wednesday, March 21, 2018


One of the Food and Drug Administration’s important public health functions is to closely monitor the FDA-regulated products arriving at the nation’s international mail facilities (IMFs) every day to prevent unsafe, counterfeit, and unapproved products from entering the country. This sometimes includes interdiction of illicit products, in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Given the volume of mail, the increasing sophistication of bad actors, and the amount of time it takes to inspect just one package, this is an increasingly challenging task. FDA is taking new steps to increase the scope and effectiveness of this mission. One tool that FDA has deployed is advanced screening technologies that can allow FDA inspectors to screen packages containing suspected drug products more efficiently and reliably.

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