FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The USDA is responsible for ensuring safety and labeling accuracy of all food products with the exception of meat, poultry and egg products.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -USDA . Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ). FSIS is the agency responsible for ensuring the truthfulness and accuracy in labeling of meat and poultry products. They provide a glossary of meat and poultry labeling terms.

Detailed explanation-2: -FSIS has primary responsibility for the regulation of food labeling for meat and poultry products under the FMIA 4 and the PPIA 5 and is also authorized to regulate food labeling for exotic species of animals under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ensures that the Nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is correctly labeled and packaged, wholesome, and not adulterated.

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