Federal Food Safety Responsibilities
The following information on federal agencies responsible for food safety and food contaminant issues related to seafood is based on the article, "The Matrix of Food Safety Regulations," by J. W. Looney, P.G. Crandall and A. K. Poole in the April 2001 issue of Food Technology, Vol. 55, No. 4 (web: http://www.ift.org/products/docshop/ft/04-01/04_01_pdfs/04-01-looney.pdf)
Epidemiological Monitoring and Surveillance
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Agricultural Marketing Service
Inspections/Enforcement
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Office of Regulatory Affairs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Research
- Center for Veterinary Medicine and Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Risk Assessment
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agricultural Research Service
Education
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Updated: 07/18/07 Update Log |
Pamela D. Tom,
SeafoodNIC Director Sea Grant Extension Program |
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