The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
In 2002, USDA’s Office of Food Safety established five core goals to improve food safety for American families. They continue to guide the Agency’s actions:
* To improve the management and effectiveness of our regulatory programs,
* To ensure that policy decisions are based on science,
* To improve coordination of food safety activities with other public health agencies,
* To enhance public education, and
* To protect FSIS regulated products from intentional contamination.
