Outreach Activities: Houston, TX

(11-21-07) - At the Port of Houston, Secretary Leavitt discusses the Import Safety Action Plan after a tour of the port on the Houston Pilots Boat to observe cargo ships docked at Barbour’s Cut. Officials from CBP demonstrated a VACIS machine that uses gamma ray technology to view cargo, and FDA officials discussed a number of confiscated products seized at the port. The port is a 25-mile-long complex called on by more than 7,000 vessels each year.