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The Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA), which regulate meat, poultry, and egg products, are enforced by:

 Inspecting food animals for diseases before and after slaughter.

 Inspecting meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants.

Inspecting “egg product” processing plants (egg breaking and pasteurizing operations).⁵⁰

 With USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMA), monitoring and inspecting processed egg products.

 Collecting and analyzing samples of food products for microbial and chemical contaminants and infectious and toxic agents.

 Establishing production standards for use of food additives and other ingredients in preparing and packaging meat and poultry products, and for plant sanitation, thermal processing, and other processes.

 Ensuring all foreign meat and poultry processing plants exporting to the United States meet the equivalent of U.S. standards.

 Seeking voluntary recalls by meat and poultry processors of unsafe products.

 Educating industry and consumers on safe food‐handling practices.

For more information: www.fsis.usda.gov