Nutrition & Food Sciences: Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
Research Guide for Nutrition & Food Science. This is a great starting place when researching.
Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products.
Additional Information
Learn more about FSIS including Food Safety, Science & Data, Policy, and Inspection.
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Directive & NoticesRegulations, directives, notices, and policy decisions enable FSIS to carry out its mission of protecting public health.
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InspectionThousands of FSIS inspectors across the U.S. conduct daily inspection activities, verifying domestic industry compliance with applicable food safety regulatory requirements. FSIS' food safety mission extends to ensuring the safety and integrity of FSIS-regulated products exported to more than 140 countries, as well as imported food products.
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PolicyFSIS ensures that its rules and regulations are transparent and science based, providing opportunities for the food safety community to participate in the rule-making process. We inform and establish accountability through published regulations, notices and directives, agency initiatives, supporting research and associated industry guidelines.
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Safe Food Handling and PreparationCook, clean, chill, and separate - these are the four vital rules for handling and preparing foods safely. Use the collections of factsheets below to learn how to put these rules into practice when preparing, storing or cooking your favorite proteins.
Data Collection & Reports
FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting
Learn what type of data FSIS collects, what type of analyses are performed using the data, and how these analyses are used in performance management and strategic planning.
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Data Sets and VisualizationsFSIS developed its Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan in response to policy documents issued by the President and the Office of Management and Budget and to reduce the administrative burden Freedom of Information Act requests have placed on the Agency.
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Science & DataKeeping abreast of the latest scientific initiatives and promoting research in food safety is critical to the FSIS mission. FSIS collects scientific information and releases data sets and reports to help advance food safety policy and increase transparency.
FSIS Datasets
Data files, establishment-specific data, sample datasets, and corresponding data dictionaries.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service Annual Sampling Plan (2025)The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the food safety regulatory agency within the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) responsible for ensuring that domestic and imported meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,
wholesome, and properly labeled. Verification activities serve to protect the public from foodborne hazards. Sampling
and testing products under FSIS jurisdiction for microbiological and chemical residues is a key FSIS inspection verification
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Public Health Regulations (PHR)Public Health Regulations (PHRs) are verified regulations with statistically higher individual noncompliance rates in establishments in the three months prior to a microbiological positive or a public health-related enforcement action than in establishments with no positives or enforcement actions.
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Sampling ProgramFSIS produces a number of comprehensive reports related to the Agency's sampling programs. These reports allow FSIS to publicly share information about the Agency's' sampling programs, discuss the statistical and policy basis for these programs and future changes to develop new programs and modify existing programs.
FoodNet
FoodNet is a collaborative project among FSIS, CDC, and FDA to identify, control, and prevent foodborne disease hazards. FoodNet uses sentinel sites in various states to provide more stable and accurate national estimates of the burden and sources of specific foodborne diseases. See Also: OutbreakNet, CDC's Foodborne Outbreak Online Database
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FoodNetFoodNet is a collaboration between CDC, USDA, FDA, and 10 state health departments.
FoodNet tracks infections caused by eight pathogens in a surveillance area that includes 16% of the U.S. population.
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Foodborne OutbreaksThis page shows current foodborne outbreaks CDC is investigating each week.