#### Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of AgricultureMarch 3,  2000  

**United States Food Safety System**(Table of Contents)
***References for the U.S. Food Safety System Country Report*Annex I to the United States' National Food Safety System Paper**
IntroductionFood Safety Gateway  http://www.foodsafety.gov/National Food Safety Information Networkhttp://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fs-toc.htmlPublic/Private Partnership for Food Safety Educationhttp://www.fightbac.org/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) http://www.hhs.gov/Food and Drug Administration (FDA)http://www.fda.gov/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)http://www.cdc.gov/U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)http://www.usda.gov/Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)http://www.aphis.usda.gov/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/U.S. Codex http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/codex/index.htmLinks to All 50 State Departments of Public Health and Agriculturehttp://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPHS/stategov.htmhttp://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/default.htmLinks to Food Safety Agencies and Universitieshttp://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/fshttplinks2.htmlExamples of National Consumer Organizations:  American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/Center for Science in the Public Interesthttp://www.cspinet.org/Consumer Federation of Americahttp://www.consumerfed.org/Consumers Unionhttp://www.consumer.org/Examples of Industry Organizations:American Meat Institutehttp://www.meatami.org/Biotechnology Industry Organizationhttp://www.bio.org/Grocery Manufacturers of Americahttp://www.gmabrands.com/National Food Processors Organizationhttp://www.nfpa-food.org/**A. Laws and Implementing Regulations**The Constitution of the United Stateshttp://lcweb.loc.gov/global/judiciary.htmlLegislative Branchhttp://www.house.gov/http://www.senate.gov/http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.htmlExecutive Branchhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.htmlJudicial Branchhttp://www.uscourts.gov/http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/judiciary.htmlFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdctoc.htmFederal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/meat.htmPoultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/pltryact.htmEgg Products Inspection Act (EPIA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/eggact.htmFood Quality Protection Act (FQPA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/foodqual/fqpatoc.htmPublic Health Services Act (PHSA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/phsvcact/phsvcact.htmAdministrative Procedures Act (APA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/adminpro.htmFederal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fedadvca.htmFreedom of Information Act (FOIA), The Clean Water Act, The National Environmental Protection Act, The Safe Drinking Water Act,  Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA):http://www.epa.gov/epahome/laws.htmB.  Risk Analysis and the United States Precautionary ApproachNational Food Safety Initiative Report, 1997 http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fsreport.htmlHazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.htmlUSDA/FDA HACCP Training Programs and Resources Databasehttp://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/fbindex/009.htmRisk Assessment Site http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgrisk.html Center for Veterinary Medicine,  FDA http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/mappgs/fsiintro.html Campylobacter in Poultry Risk Assessment  http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/mappgs/ra/risk.html *National Academy of Scienceshttp://www.nationalacademies.org/nas/nas/nashome.nsf  "The Use of Drugs in Food Animals:  Benefits and Risks" http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5137.html  "Ensuring Safe Food : From Production to Consumption" http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6163.html  "Enhancing the Regulatory Decision-Making Approval Process for Direct Food Ingredient  Technologies, Food Forum, Institute of Medicine"http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9453.html "Understanding Risk:  Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society" http://books.nap.edu/books/030905396X/html/index.html World Health Organization (WHO)http://www.who.org/ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)http://www.fao.org/ Office of International Epizootics  (OIE)http://www.oie.int/ Annex "Precaution in U.S. Food Safety Decision Making"http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fssystem.htmlhttp://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fs-toc.htmlC. Dealing with New Technologies, Products, and Responding to ProblemsEmerging Infections Program (EIP)http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/programs.htm Antimicrobial Resistance  http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/mappgs/antitoc.html Foodborne Illness       http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodborn.htmhttp://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/foodborn.html Foodborne Illness Education Information Center           http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/foodborn.htmD. TransparencyAccess to the Code of Federal Regulations  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) http://www.ustr.gov/ World Trade Organization (WTO) http://www.wto.org/E. System AccountabilityPresidential Oversight      http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/html/handbook.html House and Senate Committees Oversighthttp://thomas.loc.gov/General Accounting Office  http://www.gao.gov/ U.S. Courts    http://www.uscourts.gov/
In the interest of showing how food safety is discussed within civil society, websites of organizations other than the U.S. government are included in this Annex.  The U.S. government is not responsible for and does not necessarily endorse the content of those non-U.S. government websites.   

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