Research – USA – Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 2023–2026 Strategic Plan

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for ensuring that domestic and imported meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. Consistent with its role, FSIS’ mission is to protect public health by preventing illness from meat, poultry, and egg products. That mission guides FSIS’ actions—from implementing and enforcing the Acts from which it gets its regulatory authority (Box 1), to incorporating data and science into Agency decision making, and to continuously improving its operations to ensure it functions in the most efficient and effective manner. It is through that mission and the actions guided by it that FSIS works toward its vision that everyone’s food is safe