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

Identification should include

- federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA], Food and Drug Administration [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 [VDH], Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [VDACS]) that monitor foodborne illness outbreak detection and response and provide consumer protection services
- 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 should one know to understand the relationship among the federal, state, and local regulatory agencies involved in food protection?
- How can compliance with the regulations for food protection be ensured?

Leadership

- How procedures to ensure food protection be implemented?
- How can success in achieving goals related to food protection be evaluated?

Management

- What steps should be taken to ensure food protection?
- What resources are needed to ensure food protection?