Background: FDA's Regulatory Development Timeline

• Feb. 3, 2003: FDA and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published proposed rule with a 60 day comment period

  • FDA received over 350 comments

• Oct. 10, 2003: FDA and CBP published interim final rule (registration system operational on Oct. 16, 2003)

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