_________ is responsible for certifying that a foreign meat and poultry establishment is operating under an inspection system equivalent to the US system before they can export their product to the United States

_________ is responsible for certifying that a foreign meat and poultry establishment is operating under an inspection system equivalent to the US system before they can export their product to the United States

• A. FDA
• B. OSHA
• C. FSIS
• D. USDA APHIS

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is who determines that a foreign meat or poultry inspection system provides protection equivalent to the U.S. system so that products can be exported here. That role belongs to FSIS, the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA. FSIS audits and evaluates foreign countries’ meat and poultry inspection programs to decide if they are essentially as protective as U.S. standards. When a foreign system is found equivalent, FSIS approves that country or establishment to export to the United States and issues the necessary certification for shipments. This ensures that slaughter, processing, sanitation, labeling, and HACCP controls in the foreign facilities meet U.S. expectations before any product enters the U.S. market. The other agencies don’t perform this specific equivalence certification for meat and poultry exports: FDA oversees most other foods, OSHA handles workplace safety, and APHIS focuses on animal and plant health and pests rather than the equivalence of meat and poultry inspection systems.

The thing being tested is who determines that a foreign meat or poultry inspection system provides protection equivalent to the U.S. system so that products can be exported here. That role belongs to FSIS, the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA. FSIS audits and evaluates foreign countries’ meat and poultry inspection programs to decide if they are essentially as protective as U.S. standards. When a foreign system is found equivalent, FSIS approves that country or establishment to export to the United States and issues the necessary certification for shipments. This ensures that slaughter, processing, sanitation, labeling, and HACCP controls in the foreign facilities meet U.S. expectations before any product enters the U.S. market. The other agencies don’t perform this specific equivalence certification for meat and poultry exports: FDA oversees most other foods, OSHA handles workplace safety, and APHIS focuses on animal and plant health and pests rather than the equivalence of meat and poultry inspection systems.