Although Americans increasingly consume imported products – the volume of FDA-regulated imports has doubled in the last 5 years and 15% of America’s food supply is now imported – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspects less than 1% of imported food. The lack of oversight puts middle-class Americans at risk of consuming contaminated or mislabeled food that endangers their health. This legislation directs the FDA to collect fees for imported food and drugs that will allow the agency to hire more personnel to inspect and analyze food imports. Significantly, the bill empowers the FDA to issue mandatory recalls. The Act also limits the ports of entry for food to metropolitan areas with an FDA testing laboratory, mandates certification of foreign facilities from which food is imported, requires country of origin labeling for imported food and drugs, and increases civil penalties for manufacturers or importers that introduce adulterated food into interstate commerce. The Food and Drug Import Safety Act fills the gap in food safety left by the FDA Amendments Act, which did not address the growing risks associated with imported food.