The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act was passed into law in 2002 to address
A. the concerns about contamination of imported foods because of less stringent production practices.
B. the need for more education about foods to avoid while traveling.
C. the prohibitive restrictions on food importation into the United States.
D. the possibility that the food supply might be targeted by a terrorist group in order to harm many people.
D
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