- Industry: Government
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Fabricated beef steaks, veal steaks, beef and veal steaks, or veal and beef steaks, and similar products, such as those labeled “Beef Steak, Chopped, Shaped, Frozen,” “Minute Steak, Formed, Wafer Sliced, Frozen,” “Veal Steaks, Beef Added, Chopped-Molded-Cubed-Fro-Flavoring” shall be prepared by comminuting and forming the product from fresh and/or frozen meat, with or without added fat, of the species indicated on the label. Such products shall not contain more than 30 percent fat and shall not contain added water, binders or extenders.
Industry:Food (other)
A phrase that refers to a multi-year, multi-commodity federal support law. It usually amends some and suspends many provisions of permanent law, reauthorizes, amends, or repeals provisions of preceding temporary agricultural acts, and puts forth new policy provisions for a limited time into the future. Beginning in 1973, farms bills have included titles on commodity programs, trade, rural development, farm credit, conservation, agricultural research, food and nutrition programs, marketing, etc. These are referred to as omnibus farm bills.
The following is a generally agreed chronological list of farm bills:
# Food and Agriculture Act of 1965, P.L. 89-321;
# Agricultural Act of 1970, P.L. 91-524;
# Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, P.L. 93-86;
# Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, P.L. 95-113;
# Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, P.L. 97-98;
# Food Security Act of 1985, P.L. 99-198;
# Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, P.L. 101-624;
# Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, P.L. 104-127, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
Industry:Food (other)
A multi-step journey that food travels before it is consumed.
Industry:Food (other)
P.L. 75-717 (June 25, 1938) is the basic authority intended to ensure that foods are pure and wholesome, safe to eat, and produced under sanitary conditions; that drugs and devices are safe and effective for their intended uses; that cosmetics are safe and made from appropriate ingredients; and that all labeling and packaging is truthful, informative, and not deceptive. The Food and Drug Administration is primarily responsible for enforcing the FFDCA, although USDA also has some enforcement responsibility. The Environmental Protection Agency establishes limits for concentrations of pesticide residues on food under this Act.
Industry:Food (other)
Enacted June 30, 1906, as chapter 3913, 34 Stat. 674, and substantially amended by the Wholesome Meat Act 1967 (P.L. 90-201), requires USDA to inspect all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and horses when slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption. The primary goals of the law are to prevent adulterated or misbranded livestock and products from being sold as food, and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. These requirements apply to animals and their products produced and sold within states as well as to imports, which must be inspected under equivalent foreign standards. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for all meats considered “exotic” at this time, including venison and buffalo.
Industry:Food (other)
A federal document containing current Presidential orders or directives, agency regulations, proposed agency rules, notices and other documents that are required by statute to be published for wide public distribution. The Federal Register is published each federal working day. USDA publishes its rules, notices and other documents in the Federal Register. Final regulations are organized by agency and programs in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Industry:Food (other)
A national public education project by the Partnership for Food Safety Education, which bring together industry, government, and consumer groups to educate Americans about the importance of using safe food-handling practices. The campaign focuses on the “4 Cs” of food safety the four simple steps people can take to fight foodborne bacteria and reduce the risk of foodborne illness. The four simple steps are Clean, Cook, Separate, and Chill.
Industry:Food (other)
A pasteurization process which involves a high temperature, short-time treatment in which pourable products, such as juices, are heated for three to 15 seconds to a temperature that destroys harmful micro-organisms.
Industry:Food (other)
Any substance or mixture of substances other than the basic foodstuff present in a food as a result of any phase of production, processing, packaging, storage, transport or handling. USDA allows food additives in meat, poultry and egg products only after they have received Food and Drug Administration safety approval. Food additives are regulated under the authority of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and are subject to the Delaney Clause.
Industry:Food (other)
A UN organization, founded in 1945, that collects and disseminates information about world agriculture. FAO also provides technical assistance to developing countries in agricultural production and distribution, food processing, nutrition, fisheries, and forestry.
Industry:Food (other)
