Wholesome Meat Act
Encyclopedia
The Wholesome Meat Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1967 that regulates the Federal meat inspection. It requires that states have inspection programs "equal to" that of the federal government which are Administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture , is the public health agency responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged...
(FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
(USDA).
External links
- "Meat Inspection" at the Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...