FSIS is the health agency of the federal government responsible for ensuring that the nations' commercial supply of meat, poultry and egg products are safe.

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Not sure
• D. Depends on product

Answer: (B)

FSIS stands for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the federal agency within the USDA that protects public health by ensuring meat, poultry, and egg products are safe for consumers. It achieves this through inspections of facilities and products, testing, and enforcing safety and labeling standards under laws like the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act. Because of this mandate, the statement about assuring the safety of the nation’s commercial supply of those products is true. (Note: shell eggs are typically regulated by the FDA, while egg products are FSIS-regulated.)