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This chapter provides basic information for students with greatly varied backgrounds. Necessarily, this information may be repetitive or elementary for some readers. Those readers are encouraged to treat this material as a review and refresher. Most of the topics provided in overview in this chapter will be covered later in more depth.

This introduction also provides a historical background that gives insight into the public policy decisions in food regulation. A general explanation of the legal system, regulatory law in general, and the legal basis of food regulation in the United States are included. To enhance an understanding of the legal structures and to simplify its otherwise mysteriousness, this chapter provides an overview of the history of food regulation in the United States. This history accounts for and explains much of the current organization of federal and state regulatory agencies.

This chapter further presents an overview of the major food statutes, regulations, and the jurisdictions of various agencies. This knowledge will allow you to enhance your communication and functioning within this legal framework. In addition, a better understanding of the functions, authority, and interrelationship of various regulatory agencies promotes improved relations with those agencies. This understanding will also improve your ability to function within the regulatory system.