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Role in Food
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, as well as many others. |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. |
| FDCA | U.S Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. FDA to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration assures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, education and much more. |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat. |
| Meat Inspection | A U.S Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold. |
| USDA | U.S Department of Agriculture is a cabinet-level agency that oversees the American farming industry. |
| BATF | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is responsible for the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives. |
| FSIS | Food Safety and Inspection Service responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. |
| Texas Cooperative Extension Service | Demonstrates the latest technology and best practices to improve the state’s food and fiber system, which serves all Texas consumers. |
| National Agricultural Library | Is one of the world's largest agricultural research libraries, and serves as a national library of the U.S. |
| U.S Customs Service | It has three major missions such as, collecting tariff revenue, protecting the U.S. economy from smuggling and illegal goods, and processing people and goods at ports of entry. |
| U.S Department of Justice | Responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the U.S, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. |
| Federal Trade Commission | It prevents business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive or unfair to consumers and to enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process. |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards. |
| Merchantability | Of quality and type ordinarily acceptable among vendors and buyers. |
| Food Claims | Describes the relationship between a nutrient or a food and the risk of a disease. |
| Food Labeling | Provides information about the nutritional content inside a package of food. All food manufacturers are required by law to provide. |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise. |
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