FDA and USDA regulations

Standards of fill of container

indicates how full container must be -prevent description --canned goods --cereal

FDA Goal

promote public health -review clinical research --take appropriate action on marketers ensure foods are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled ensure human and veterinary drugs are safe and effective ensure cosmetics are safe and properly labeled

Food Safety and inspection service (FSIS)

protect public form foodborne illness -meat, poultry, egg wholesomeness

1960- Color additives Amendment

regulation of all food colorants

USDA Agencies

-Agriculture and Marketing Service (AMS) -Agriculture Research Service (ARS) -Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) -Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion -Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) -Economic Research Service (ERS) -Farm Service Agency (FSA) -Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) -Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) -Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) -Forest Service (FS) -Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) -National Agricultural Library (NAL) -National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) -Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) -Risk Management Agency (RMA) -Rural Development (RD)

FDA Jusisdiction

-FDA is part of another department Department of Health and Human Services -Food and Drug administration --Food (other than red meat, poultry, eggs) --Human drugs (prescription and non prescription) --medical devices --biologics --animal feeds and drugs --cosmetics --radiation emitting devices --tobacco products -Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)- Title 21

1958-Food Additives Amendment

-a.k.a. Delaney Cause (sponsored by congressmen James J. Delaney) -new food additives must be approved as safe before they can be used in foods -no additives shall be deemed to be safe if it is found it induce cancer when ingested by man or animal, or if it found, after tests which are appropriate for the evaluation of the safety of food additives, to induce cancer in man or animals --can cause cancer in humans or animals --no specific amount (maximum of minimum) --controversy as to absolute wording of law

1997-Food and Drug Administration Modernization act

-accelerate review of medical devices -regulation advertising of unapproved drugs and devices -regulate health claims of food post 9/11 -prevent willful contamination of all regulated products -improve availability of medications to treat injuries caused by biological, chemical, or nuclear agents

National Agriculture library (NAL)

-access to agriculture information

CFSAN Program Areas

-acidified/low acid canned foods -biotechnology -color additives -cosmetics -dietary supplements -food ingredients and packaging -foodborne illness -HACCP -import and exports -infant formula -inspections, compliance, enforcement, and recalls -pesticides and chemical contminants -seafood

Animal and plant health inspection service (APHIS)

-administers the Animal Welfare Act -monitors wildlife damage and control *-plant and animal border security

Farm Service Agency (FSA)

-aid for farmers/ranchers to stabilize income in disaster situations

Economic Research Service (ERS)

-analyze and disseminates socioeconomic data

Risk Management Agency (RMA)

-crop insurance -*may go away

1902-Biologics control act

-ensured purity and safety of vaccines

1954-Miller Pesticide Amendment

-established safe levels of pesticide residues on fruits, vegetables -current pesticide regulations and safe levels set by EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

USDA strategic plan

-expand foreign agriculture markets -develop alternative markets for agriculture products -provide financial opportunities to expand job opportunities, housing, utilities, and infrastructure in rural settings -enhance food safety -improve nutrition and health -manage to protect public lands

Natural resources conservation service (NRCS)

-help conserve and maintain natural resources and environment -came as a result of the dust bowl

Foreign Agricultural Service (FSA)

-improve foreign marketing of US products

Center for nutrition policy and promotion (CNPP)

-improve health and well being of Americans by promoting proper dietary needs through scientific research

1906- Food and Drugs Act

-prohibited misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, ad drugs- result of experiments by Harvey Wiley (USDA chemist)- fed preservatives to 20 volunteers "poison squad"

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)

-promotes fair trading practices of grain and meat products

USDA Goal

-provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues -provide an integrated system able to lead the rapidly revolving food and agriculture system

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

-reduce hunger by providing children and low-income persons with access to food -WIC -School Lunch Program

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)

-research in conjunction with universities

1938-food, drug, cosmetic act

-strengthened power of FDA -result of 107 persons dying for m sulfanilamide poisoning -authorized FDA to inspect production of factories -set 3 standards: --standard or identity --standard of minimum quality --standard of fill of container

1848-Drug importation ACT

-us cosmetics stopped importation of adulterated drugs

FDA History

1930- Food and Drug Administration -created in that year

Rural Development (RD)

Improve quality of life in rural areas

Agricultural research service (ARS)

agricultural research -one in Bushland, lubbock

CFSAN

center for food safety and applied nutrition -safety of food substances -regulatory and research programs -seafood HACCP -education- Fight Back Campaign

standards of minimum quality

characteristics of the food that define quality -color -presence of defects -tenderness --products of less than first quality not usually sold at retail -foodservice

Standards of identity

define what food products must be and what they must contain to be legally sold -e.g. mayonnaise must be 65% oil and also contain egg and an acid promotes honesty and fairness

USDA jurisdiction

department of agriculture -code of federal regulations (CFR) -Titles 7&9

Agricultural marketing service (AMS)

ensures fair trading of agricultural products -meat grading -mandatory price reporting

Forest Service (FS)

maintains US public forests and grasslands

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

monitors, collects, analyzes, disseminates agricultural data