Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
March 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

Introduction
Food Safety Gateway http://www.foodsafety.gov/
National Food Safety Information Network http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fs-toc.html
Public/Private Partnership for Food Safety Education http://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.htm
Links to All 50 State Departments of Public Health and Agriculture http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPHS/stategov.htm
http://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/default.htm
Links to Food Safety Agencies and Universities http://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/fshttplinks2.html
Examples of National Consumer Organizations:
American Council on Science and Health http://www.acsh.org/
Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org/
Consumer Federation of America http://www.consumerfed.org/
Consumers Union http://www.consumer.org/
Examples of Industry Organizations:
American Meat Institute http://www.meatami.org/
Biotechnology Industry Organization http://www.bio.org/
Grocery Manufacturers of America http://www.gmabrands.com/
National Food Processors Organization http://www.nfpa-food.org/
A. Laws and Implementing Regulations
The Constitution of the United States http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/judiciary.html
Legislative Branch http://www.house.gov/
http://www.senate.gov/
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
Executive Branch http://www.whitehouse.gov/
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html
Judicial Branch http://www.uscourts.gov/
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/judiciary.html
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdctoc.htm
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/meat.htm
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/pltryact.htm
Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/eggact.htm
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/foodqual/fqpatoc.htm
Public Health Services Act (PHSA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/phsvcact/phsvcact.htm
Administrative Procedures Act (APA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/adminpro.htm
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fedadvca.htm

Freedom 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.htm
B. Risk Analysis and the United States Precautionary Approach
National Food Safety Initiative Report, 1997 http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fsreport.html
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html
USDA/FDA HACCP Training Programs and Resources Database http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/fbindex/009.htm
Risk 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 Sciences http://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.html
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/fs-toc.html
C. Dealing with New Technologies, Products, and Responding to Problems
Emerging 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.htm
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/foodborn.html
Foodborne Illness Education Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/foodborn.htm
D. Transparency
Access 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 Accountability
Presidential Oversight http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/html/handbook.html
House and Senate Committees Oversight http://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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