About FSIS
FSIS Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products.
FSIS Vision Statement: Everyone’s food is safe.
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One Team, One Purpose—Protecting Public Health and Preventing Foodborne Illness FSIS' agency mission book, One Team, One Purpose—Protecting Public Health and Preventing Foodborne Illness (January 2014) provides a brief overview of how the agency works to lower the incidence of pathogens that cause foodborne illness and limit the occurrence of outbreaks in our regulated products. |
Structure and Organization of FSIS
Organization chart and a listing of the different offices that make up the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Advisory Committees
FSIS manages the National Advisory Committees on:
- Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
- Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
FSIS Biographies / Agency Leadership
Members of FSIS' management team, biographical information, photos.
Faces of Food Safety
Consumer confidence in our food supply comes as a result of the work of the men and women of FSIS. "Faces of Food Safety" introduces you to employees who play a key role in making our food safe.
Information for FSIS Employees
Career development information and other announcements of particular interest to FSIS employees.
Strategic Planning
Like all organizations, FSIS uses the strategic planning process to pave the way for meeting organizational goals and objectives over a future period of time. Also includes information on enterprise governance.
Workplace Violence Prevention
It is USDA’s policy that every customer and employee be treated fairly and equitably, with dignity and respect. This section provides contact information, policy statements, and resources related to the prevention of and response to incidents of workplace violence.
Associated Agencies
This page lists FSIS' partners in securing the safety of the American food supply. Section also lists applicable memoranda of understanding between FSIS and other government agencies.
FSIS Statistics by State
Links to individual State fact sheets that contain facts about FSIS' presence in that State.
Agency History
This section notes milestones in FSIS' evolution, from the early days of USDA through passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and other Acts to the creation of a modern science-based inspection system.
FSIS Privacy Program
Information about FSIS' privacy program and the Agency’s practices with respect to personally identifiable information (PII).
Short URL for this page: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/aboutfsis