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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspects and grades meat and poultry.
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Illustrates the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcement, education, and information.
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Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines. It works to prevent misbranded and adulterated meat products from being sold and consumed.
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Prohibits manufacture, interstate commerce, and transportation of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs.
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FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security. It is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to create innovations that make medicines more effective, safer, and more affordable.
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Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.
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Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.
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Authorized FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, however this excludes meat and milk products.
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Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics.
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Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer,
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Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled.
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Makes the FDA unable to ban a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring the nation supply of meat, poultry, and egg products.
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Defines dietary supplements and makes the FDA prove its safety.