What is the role of the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) in collaboration with the FDA?

• A. Inspect and monitor US food production, processing and marketing
• B. Regulate dairy product packaging only
• C. Set nutrition guidelines for schools
• D. Enforce pesticide residues on imported produce

Answer: (A)

FSIS, in collaboration with the FDA, focuses on inspecting and monitoring the safety of the U.S. food supply across production, processing, and marketing, with special emphasis on meat, poultry, and egg products. This partnership helps ensure facilities follow sanitation standards, implement HACCP plans, and that products are labeled correctly and recalls are coordinated when issues arise. The other statements describe responsibilities outside FSIS’s scope: dairy packaging regulation is not limited to FSIS, nutrition guidelines for schools come from nutrition programs and dietary guidelines, and pesticide-residue enforcement on imported produce is primarily FDA/EPA work.