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Conditions of access
FDA
Food
and
Drug
Administration.
(http://www.fda.gov/). This agency gives the
guidelines for admission of the following foods: fish
meat, buffalo, rabbit, deer, among others. Solid or
liquid food products that do not contain alcohol or
more than 2% content of meat components. Pet food
and bottled water. This agency is under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Health of the United
States.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
(http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/home). This
agency that is under the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) controls: all products containing more than
2% meat content, or baked more than 3% raw meat
content such as beef cattle, goats, poultry, eggs and
egg products, among others.
Entry requirements
Customs Service of the United States (U.S. Customs
Service) is the body responsible for administering and
enforcing import laws and regulations stipulated in the
Tariff Act of 1930.
This entity is also responsible, as a federal agency to
enforce the regulations of other agencies at the ports of
entry along the land and maritime borders of the United
States.
All imports into the United
States require the following
documents:
References:
Embassy Colombia Washington, DC. (2012). U.S.Colombia free trade agreement. Consultado el 15 de
junio de 2013, en http://www.colombiaemb.org/FTA