# § 2243. Smuggled food
**(a)** **In general** January 4, 2011
Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, develop and implement a strategy to better identify smuggled food and prevent entry of such food into the United States.
**(b)** **Notification to Homeland Security** section 350f(n) of this title
Not later than 10 days after the Secretary identifies a smuggled food that the Secretary believes would cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, the Secretary shall provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security a notification under describing the smuggled food and, if available, the names of the individuals or entities that attempted to import such food into the United States.
**(c)** **Public notification** If the Secretary—
the Secretary shall promptly issue a press release describing that food and shall use other emergency communication or recall networks, as appropriate, to warn consumers and vendors about the potential threat.
**(1)** identifies a smuggled food;
**(2)** reasonably believes exposure to the food would cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals; and
**(3)** reasonably believes that the food has entered domestic commerce and is likely to be consumed,
**(d)** **Effect of section** Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Secretary to issue public notifications under other circumstances.
**(e)** **Definition** In this subsection, the term “smuggled food” means any food that a person introduces into the United States through fraudulent means or with the intent to defraud or mislead.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–353, title III, § 309, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3966.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Secretary, referred to in text, probably means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.