Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS

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). 

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. 

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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. 

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 Before marketing, meat animals and poultry must be properly withdrawn from antibiotics to ensure that the levels of antibiotics in edible tissues at slaughter are at or below the tolerances established by the Food and Drug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). 

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 various U.S. agencies involved in food control and their responsibilities are summarized in Table 12-1. The FDA is the agency primarily responsible for the control of food, and its authority derives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The USDA is responsible for meat, poultry, and egg products. These activities are carried out by a number of organizations within USDA. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) are all part of this activity. 

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for the safety of meat and poultry. Under federal law, animals must be examined before and after they are slaughtered to make sure they are not diseased. The FSIS also makes sure that only approved ingredients are used in processed meat products by examining the labels. By processed meat products, we mean canned foods that are ready to eat when the package is opened, like Spam and devilled ham. 

Food safety regulation falls under the jurisdiction of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Department of Health and Human Services. FSIS is responsible for ensuring the safety of meat and poultry, and it maintains an inspector at every one of the nation s 934 slaughterhouses and 175 poultry processing plants. These inspectors are responsible for the safety of the 25 billion pounds of beef and 33.5 billion pounds... 

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