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The United States Department of Agriculture is responsible for overseeing farming, forestry industries, along with food and rural economic development.
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Responsible for the safety and security of most of the nations food supply
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The establishment of this act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce.
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Act that prohibited the sale of misbranded livestock and derived products as food, and ensuring sanitary processing of livestock.
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Act that provides that a substance that imparts color is a color additive and is subject to premarket approval requirements unless substance is used for something else.
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Amendment requires contents of food be visibly marked on the outside of the food package.
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The amendment authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food except for dairy or meat products
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The act tightens the control over food and drugs and brought cosmetics and medical devices under control
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Generally recognized as safe is stating that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts
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The act prohibits the addition to the human food supply of any chemical that had caused cancer in humans or animals
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Amendment to protect the publica healths by prohibiting the use in food of additives which have not been tested to establish their safety.
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The act requires a label on immediate container of hazardous household products as a precaution.
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The amendment states that only color additive listed as suitable and safe for a given use could be used in foods, drugs, etc.
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Act that requires labels to state the identity of the product, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor and net quantity of contents
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The United States federal statute enacting requirements for a scientific observation regarding the impurities of potential toxicity and other problems
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The act requires to deem a food misbranded unless its label bears nutrition information that provides serving size, amount of total fat, number of calories etc.
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The new food code is a model on safeguarding public health and ensuring food is unadulterated and honestly presented when offered to the consumer.
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Act prohibits manufacturers and distributors from marketing misbranded or adulterated products.
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Seafood processors are required to identify food safety hazards that are likely to happen and to develop plans for the control of those hazards.
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Act that requires all food labels in the United States to list ingredients that may cause allergic reactions
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Act that ensures the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus to preventing contamination of the food supply.