The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Four agencies play major roles in carrying out food safety regulatory activities: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA); the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the Department of Commerce. More than 50 interagency agreements have been developed to tie the activities of the various agencies together.
