Statutes

Question 1

What is a statute/ act and what are examples?

Answer 1

Authority given to FSIS for regulation of meat, poultry, and egg by congress

e.g Federal meat inspection act (FMIA), Poultry Products inspection act (PPIA), egg products inspection act (EPIA)

Question 2

What is an adulterated product and what are examples?

Answer 2

Adulterated: any poisonous or deleterious substance that may be injurious to health

• Pesticides, chemicals, food additives, color additives that are prohibited or considered harmful
• Produce is filthy, putrid, or decomposed
• Product is prepared, packed, or held in insanitary manner
• Animal has died prior to slaughter
• Product container contains poisonous or deleterious substance
• Product was exposed to radiation, unless this was confirmed
• Any valuable constituent of the product in whole or part omitted

Question 3

What is the purpose of sanitation and what enforces thiss?

What Parts of Chapter 3 cover this?

Answer 3

To maintain cleanliness and protect health

• This is protected with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Regulations, which require establishments to indentify health hazards and how to address them
• Parts 416-417 Cover Sanitation and HACCP, respectively

Question 4

What are regulation and what Chapter 3 Parts are covered by this?

Answer 4

Regulations clarify the statutes

• Guides FSIS work and is the support for noncompliance records
• Regulations are covered in parts 300-592

Question 5

What are directives?

Answer 5

• Contain instructions for implementation and enforcement of rules
• Have no expiration. Are followed until they are rescinded/ replaced
• Numbered by topic area

Question 6

What are notices?

Answer 6

• Instructions to FSIS inspection personnel to address particular problems
• Identified by number of questions from specific field topic
• Have an expiration date

Question 7

What is the flow chart of legal authority in FSIS?

Answer 7

Acts –> Regulations –> Directives –> Notices –> Performance