FOOD 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Poultry Products Inspection Act Of 1957, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Dietary Reference Intake

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 2010
• Professor: Massimo Marcone

Document Summary

Chapter 26 pages 477-498 regulaion and labeling. The food and drug administraion (fda), the united states department of agriculture (usda) and legislaive acts, regulate foods and the labeling of foods and food laws to protect the consumer. The fda regulates the labelling of all foods other than meat and poultry. Meat and poultry are regulated by the usda. There are muliple other acts (like federal meat inspecion act, food and safety. Inspecion service (fsis), federal poultry products inspecion act, infant health formula. Many states and ciies have speciic laws as well. Substances added to foods that have been considered safe based on common usage are. They can be put into one of many categories: preservaive, anioxidants, lavouring agents, sweeteners, humecants, coloring agents, bleaches, nutrients etc. Pesicides can be added in small amounts because they were sprayed on crops etc, scienists believe they are harmless in small amounts. Pesicides, herbicides, chemical addiives, and spoilage are all of concern.