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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was established by the Secretary of Agriculture on June 17, 1981, pursuant to authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). FSIS is responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection Federal meat and poultry inspection is mandatory for cattle, calves, swine, goats, sheep, lambs, horses (and other equines), chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guineas used for human food. FSIS provides for the inspection of each animal or bird at slaughter and processed products during various stages of production.
FSIS inspects all raw meat and poultry sold in interstate and foreign commerce, including imported products. It monitors meat and poultry products after they leave federally inspected plants. FSIS tests samples of egg products and meat and poultry products for microbial and chemical contaminants to monitor trends for enforcement purposes.
FSIS provides inspection at Federal facilities for meat, poultry, and egg products, as well as voluntary inspection for animals not covered under mandatory inspection regulations such as buffalo, rabbit, and deer. It monitors meat and poultry products in storage, distribution, and retail channels; and takes necessary compliance actions to protect the public, including detention of products, voluntary product recalls, court-ordered seizures of products, administrative withdrawal of inspection, and referral for criminal prosecution. FSIS also monitors state inspection programs which inspect meat and poultry products sold only within the state in which they were produced.
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Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 08/07/2024.
FSIS is announcing its proposed determination that raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, comminuted chicken, and comminuted turkey products contaminated with certain Salmonella levels and serotypes are adulterated within the meaning of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). The proposed determination would establish final product standards...
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Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 03/18/2024.
FSIS is amending its regulations to define the conditions under which the labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products under mandatory inspection, as well as voluntarily inspected products, may bear voluntary label claims indicating that the product is of United States origin. As of the compliance date of this final rule, establishments will not...
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Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 03/13/2023.
FSIS is proposing to amend its regulations to define the conditions under which the labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products, as well as voluntarily-inspected products, may bear voluntary label claims indicating that the product is of United States origin. The Agency is taking this action to resolve consumer confusion surrounding current...
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Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration on 03/01/2023.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) (jointly, we) are announcing the withdrawal of the proposed rule entitled "General Principles and Food Standards Modernization," which published in the Federal Register of May 20, 2005. FDA and FSIS are taking this action in response to comments received in...
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Prior Label Approval System: Expansion of Generic Label Approval
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 01/18/2023.
FSIS is amending its regulations to expand the circ*mstances under which it will generically approve the labels of meat, poultry, and egg products. Also, as of the effective date of this final rule, FSIS will no longer evaluate generically approved labels that establishments and egg products plants voluntarily submit for FSIS review. FSIS is...
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Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Accredited Laboratories
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 09/11/2024.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding accredited laboratories. There are no changes to the existing information collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on...
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Availability of FSIS Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 09/10/2024.
FSIS is announcing the availability of an updated version of its guideline on documentation needed to support animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labeling. Official establishments submit this documentation to the Agency when they apply for approval of labels with animal-raising or environment- related claims....
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Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Records To Be Kept by Official Establishments and Retail Stores That Grind Raw Beef Products
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 09/09/2024.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding records to be kept by official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef products. There are no changes to the existing information...
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National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods: Public Meeting
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 08/28/2024.
This notice is announcing that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a public meeting of the full Committee and Subcommittees from September 24, 2024, to September 26, 2024. The Committee will provide updates on FSIS' Genomics charge and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's)...
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National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 08/16/2024.
Pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), FSIS is announcing a virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on State and Federal meat...
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Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 08/07/2024.
FSIS is announcing its proposed determination that raw chicken carcasses, chicken parts, comminuted chicken, and comminuted turkey products contaminated with certain Salmonella levels and serotypes are adulterated within the meaning of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). The proposed determination would establish final product standards...
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Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Petitions for Rulemaking
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 07/22/2024.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding petitions for rulemaking. There are no changes to the existing information collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on...
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Rules of Practice
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 07/03/2024.
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Availability of Guidance for Residue Prevention
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 06/25/2024.
FSIS is announcing the availability of its updated guideline for the prevention of violative residues in meat and poultry slaughter establishments.
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Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation Survey for FSIS Public Health Partners
by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on 06/21/2024.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding partner collaboration in response to illness outbreaks associated with FSIS-regulated food products. This information collection continues to inform...
