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The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. [1]
Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials, the U.S. Agriculture Department disclosed in ...
1957: Poultry Products Inspection Act. 1958: Food Additives Amendment. 1960: Color Additive Amendment 1962: Talmidge/Aujeb Act 1966: Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. 1967: Wholesome Meat Act. 1968: Wholesome Poultry Products Act 1968: Animal Drug Amendments 1970: Egg Products Inspection Act 1976: Vitamins and Minerals Amendment 1980: Instant ...
According to the lawsuit, which was brought forth by the public-interest law firm Institute for Justice (I.J.), the ban violates two federal laws, the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the ...
Adulteration is a legal offense and when the food fails to meet the legal standards set by the government, it is said to have been Adulterated Food.One form of adulteration is the addition of another substance to a food item in order to increase the quantity of the food item in raw form or prepared form, which results in the loss of the actual quality of the food item.
The FSIS draws its authority from the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906, the Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 and the Egg Products Inspection Act of 1970. Food products under the jurisdiction of the FSIS, and thus subject to inspection, are those that contain more than 3% meat or 2% poultry products, with several exceptions, [ 1 ] and ...
To understand why meat safety is a problem, it helps to look at how meat is grown and processed. Factory farms, where most meat come from, force animals into very close quarters, where they can ...
The Meat Inspection Act was assigned to what is now known as the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which remains in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The first federal law regulating foods and drugs, the 1906 Act's reach was limited to foods and drugs moving in interstate commerce. Although the law drew upon many precedents, provisions, and ...