Food Safety and Inspection Service

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The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service is a health agency, responsible for ensuring the safety, and proper labeling, of our food. A unit of the United States Department of Agriculture, they regulate all meat, poultry, egg products, and fish, as well as any other consumable that contains more than 2-3% meat products.

Authorizing Statutes

FSIS operates under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act. In addition to these, they must follow executive orders, small business protection laws and other guidance applicable to all Federal agencies.

Other services

The Food and Safety Inspection Service offers many other services, in addition to inspections. They oversee the importation of foods from other countries. They also seek to educate the public. Their website, located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov, is a wealth of information about food safety. There are numerous publications available, for all age levels. There is information to help people keep their food safe, in the event of an emergency. There is a place to ask specific questions, as well as a place to report problems. Information regarding foods that have been recalled is published on the website as well.