Food Safety and Inspection Service

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal agency
food safety authority
government organization
abbreviation FSIS
collaboratesWith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food and Drug Administration
state food safety agencies
conducts food safety risk assessments
recalls of unsafe meat and poultry products
country United States
employerOf federal food inspectors
veterinary medical officers
enforces Egg Products Inspection Act
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Poultry Products Inspection Act
focusesOn consumer protection in food labeling
prevention of foodborne disease
hasWebsite https://www.fsis.usda.gov
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
issues food safety regulations for meat and poultry
public health alerts
recall notices
jurisdiction United States federal government
language English
legalStatus executive branch agency
mission to protect public health by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged
monitors chemical contaminants in regulated products
pathogens in meat and poultry
residues of veterinary drugs in regulated products
oversees imported meat and poultry products
meat and poultry processing plants
slaughter establishments
parentOrganization United States Department of Agriculture
partOf United States food safety system
regulates meat products
poultry products
processed egg products
responsibleFor egg products safety
ensuring wholesomeness of meat and poultry
food labeling oversight
food product inspection
meat safety
poultry safety
preventing foodborne illness from regulated products
sector food safety
public health
typeOfRegulator food safety regulator
uses Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point systems

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Food Safety and Inspection Service ("FSIS")
abbreviation
United States Department of Agriculture
oversees
Agricultural Research Service ("Bureau of Animal Industry")
predecessor

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