Food Safety and Inspection Services

In the United States, novel food ingredients or food ingredients produced by novel processes must be cleared by the FDA. In the case of meat and poultry, novel ingredients must also be cleared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). 

USDA, Domestic Residue Data Book, Food Safety and Inspection Service, National Residue Program, Washington, D.C., 1992 pubHshed aimuaHy. General References... 

At a minimum, the method will be tested in one FDA laboratory and two contract laboratories selected by the sponsor. If the method is for a new animal drug in tissue regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of the meat inspection program, a Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)/USDA laboratory will be included if sufficient resources are available. The method trial will be conducted using control and incurred target tissues that are supplied by the sponsor. The sponsor may, on request, supply new or unusual reagents or standards. 

All About Shell Eggs. Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, August 1999, http //www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/shelleggs.htm... 

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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, 2004. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sets standards for food safety and inspects meat, poultry, and egg products produced domestically and imported. The Service inspects animals and birds at slaughter and processed products at various stages of the production process, and analyzes products for microbiological and chemical adulterants. FSIS also informs the public about meat, poultry, and egg product food safety issues. FSIS works with the Research, Education and Economics mission area on food safety research issues and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on instances where animal diseases impact food safety. FSIS also facilitates the management of US activities pertaining to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international organization created by the United Nations, to promote the health and economic interests of consumers while encouraging fair international trade in food. 

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Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (for meat, poultry, and eggs) and the Department of Transportation. Although laws and regulatory programs vary, most countries have agencies with similar sets of responsibilities. 

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for providing meat and poultry products to the consumer that are safe, wholesome, and unadulterated. Before marketing, meat animals and poultry must be properly withdrawn from antibiotics to ensure that the levels of antibiotics in edible tissues at slaughter are at or below the tolerances established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA is responsible for the approval and regulation of animal drugs used in animal husbandry in the USA,... 

As both human and veterinary medicine expand their armamentarium into more powerful classes of therapeutic agents, the range of drugs with a potential of use in food-producing animals is continuously widening. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has estimated that as many as 400 substances, not all of which are veterinary drugs, have the potential for use in food animal production (2). 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), in Special Meat and Poultry Samphng Program, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, p. 1 (1986). 

Failure to abide by the approved label instructions is by far the leading cause of illegal residues detected in edible animal products. Noncompliance with proper withdrawal periods was responsible for 46% and 54% of the cases of violative residues monitored in the fiscal years 1990 and 1991, respectively, in the United States. Failure to comply with approved withdrawal periods was also identified as the most common cause of the drug violations monitored in the fiscal year 1993 by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Livestock species producing most violations were the bob veals, with approximately 40%, followed by cull cows with 30%. 

K. Helrich, AOAC, Official Methods of Analysis (K. Helrich. Ed.), 15th Edition, Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Arlington. VA, Sec. 983.31 (1990). Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), in Chemistry Laboratory Guide Book, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC (1983). 

The calf antibiotic and sulfa test (CAST), the fast antimicrobial screen test (FAST), and the swab test on premises (STOP) are all bacterial inhibition tests developed at the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Services to screen kidneys for antimicrobial drug residues at slaughter (97-101). For CAST and FAST, an incision is made with a knife, whereas for STOP the tissue is macerated with the shaft of the swab. For all three tests, cotton swabs are inserted into kidney tissue to soak up fluids. Swabs are then incubated on inoculated medium with a disc containing an antibiotic standard used to monitor the viability of the organism and its growth inhibition. 

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