Title: Identify the regulatory agencies and their primary roles, from food production through consumption.
Course: Food Science and Dietetics (19254) > Section: Implementing Risk Management

Identification should include

- federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA], FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service [FSIS]) that regulate and implement food safety requirements
- local agencies (e.g., county health departments) that monitor compliance
- state agencies (e.g., Virginia Department of Health)
- criteria agencies use to protect food and the effectiveness of those criteria
- labeling laws and public information dissemination.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the food inspection process?
- Which federal, state, and local regulatory agencies are involved in food protection?

Communication

- What do we need to know in order to understand the relationship among the federal, state, and local regulatory agencies involved in food protection?
- How can we ensure compliance with the regulations for food protection?

Leadership

- How do we implement procedures to ensure food protection?
- How do we know if we are achieving goals related to food protection?

Management

- What steps do we need to take to ensure food protection?
- What resources are needed to ensure food protection?