Federal Meat Inspection Act
1906 U.S. law regulating the meat industry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions.[1] These requirements also apply to imported meat products, which must be inspected under equivalent foreign standards. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection of poultry was added by the Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 (PPIA). The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide inspection services for all livestock and poultry species not listed in the FMIA or PPIA, including venison and buffalo. The Agricultural Marketing Act authorizes the USDA to offer voluntary, fee-for-service inspection services for these same species.
Long title | An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | FMIA |
Nicknames | Agricultural Department Appropriations (1906) |
Enacted by | the 59th United States Congress |
Effective | June 30, 1906 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 59–382 |
Statutes at Large | 34 Stat. 669 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs |
U.S.C. sections created | 21 U.S.C. ch. 12 § 601 et seq. |
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Major amendments | |
Wholesome Meat Act of 1967 |