title: Importing biological materials.
abstract: This overview discusses critical issues regarding importing of restricted biological materials along with criteria for handling these materials. Guidelines for importing non-restricted biological materials are also covered. Recommendations are given for packaging biological materials for export, and finally, the necessary steps for obtaining an import permit application are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D038622:Internationality; D008004:Licensure; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000592:standards; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products