diff b/w USDA & FSSAI

1. College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
Udaipur, Rajasthan
USDA vs FSSAI
Presented to:
Dr. L.K. Murdia
Sir
Presented by:
Nirmal S. Parmar
Nitesh Panwar
Omprakesh meena
Pankaj kumawat
Pulkit tyagi
Ramjilal

2. Index
 Introduction of USDA
 Strategic goals of USDA
 Agencies and Mission Areas of USDA
 USDA organizational chart
 Introduction of FSSAI
 FSSA & FSSAI
 Consumer outreach
 Organizational structure
 Objectives & Functions
 Tracking of samples
 About SoFTel
 Conclusion
 References

3. Introduction
Established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
 headed by a commissioner without cabinet status.
Work on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural
development, nutrition.
 29 agencies and office.

4. Strategic Plan Framework
1. Development of rural communities
2. Conservation of forest
3. To promote agricultural production and
biotechnology exports
4. Food security & safety
5. efficiency

5. Agencies under USDA
 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
 Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
 Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA)
 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

6. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
 Regulate the supply of meat, poultry & egg products.
1. Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906);
2. Poultry Products Inspection Act (1957);
3. Egg Products Inspection Act (1970);
 Sample collection & testing
 Inspections and regulation of imported products
 Regulates labeling and packaging
 Inspection and monitoring of food-related establishments

7. Federal Grain Inspection Services
 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA)
 Grain standards act (1946);
 Regulate quality and supply of grains, cereals & oilseeds;
 Grading & weighing;
 manage the national grain inspection system;
 Establish in 1976;

8. Mission Areas
 Farm Production and Conservation
 Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
 Food Safety
 Marketing and Regulatory Programs
 Research, Education and Economics
 Natural Resources and Environment
 Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

9. USDA Organization Chart
secretary
Chief
Economist
Office of small
business
Inspector
General
General
Counsel
Office of budget
& program
analysis
A.S. for
administration
A.S. for civil
rights
Deputy
secretary

10. Consumer outreach
 By phone [(202) 720-9113]
 Email [ fsis.webmaster@usda.gov ]
 Field office locations and phone numbers
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/informational/dist
rictoffices/office-locations

11. Introduction (FSSAI)
 Autonomous body
 “Ministry of Health & Family Welfare” Government
of India
 Established under the Food Safety & Standards Act
2006.

12. Food Safety & Standard Act-2006
Vegetable Oil Products Order, 1947
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
Fruit Protect Order, 1955
Meat Food Protect Order, 1973
Edible Oils Packaging Order, 1988
Solvent Extracted Oil, De-Oiled Meal and Edible Flour
Order, 1967
Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992.

13. Consumer Outreach
 Consumers can connect to FSSAI through various
channels. Helpline
1800112100(Toll Free)
Food Safety Voice
Twitter
Formal
Representation
Emails or SMS

14. Organization structure
Chairperson
Dept of
HR/Training
Dept of
Standards
Dept. of Risk
assessment and
R&D
Dept. of
Regulation
Dept. of quality
assurance &
Surveillance
Dept. of
Regulatory
Compliance
Dept. of FSMS
Dept. of
Parliament
Matters/RTI
CEO

15. Objectives
To make available safe Food.
Development in food technologies.
To create confidence.
Efficiency.
To disseminate information.

16. Functions
Enforcing various standards
Accreditation and certification.
To provide scientific & technical advice.
Identification of emerging risk.
introduction of rapid alert system.
Provide training programmes.
Promote general awareness.

17. Tracking

18. Food recall procedure
Initiation of food recall procedure.
Operation of food recall system.
Recall communication.
Recall status report.
Food recovery.
Termination of recall.
Follow-up action.

19. Food Import Clearance System
(FICS)
 Importers to seek No Objection Certificates (NOC).
 100% online system.
Respond to queries.
Make online payment.
Visual inspection and sampling of imported food
items.
Lab testing.
Generation of No Objection Certificate.

20. Amendment adopted from USDA
 Amendments to standards additives regulations-2015.
 Food safety regulation-2009.
 Food and agriculture import regulations & Standards-
Narrative

21. How to get FSSAI license
Filling an application form at fssai.gov.in
Generation of Unique application number
Required additional information
Inspection of premises
Either grant or reject the license with in 60
days(if not than apply again after 90 days)

22. FSSAI - CHIFSS Collaboration on
Food Safety Sciences

23. Roles and Responsibilities
 Delivery of FSMS Plan Documents.
 Design of National Risk Assessment Modals.
 Develop Online versions of Training Programs.

24. Strengthening of Food Testing
Laboratories (SoFTeL)
Strengthen and development.
198 laboratories which are utilized by FSSAI.
1. 72 state laboratories.
2. 112 NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and
Calibration Laboratories)
3. 14 Referral Laboratories.

25. Six initiatives

26. Functions of SoFTeL
Enforcement of food laws.
 In surveillance activities.
Assist in testing of imported food.
Risk assessment.

27. Conclusion
 Working and objectives of FSSAI & USDA are the same
but both are different in there structures and working.
FSSAI is a regulating agency which works under ‘
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’ while USDA is an
organization having different departments where 80%
of its budget invest at Security and Safety of Food.

28. REFERENCES:
About USDA:
https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda
Agencies under USDA:
https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/agencies
Mission areas:
https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda/mission-
areas
Organization chart:
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/us
da-organization-chart.pd

29. Contd…
 Initiatives of USDA
https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/initiatives
 Patents and licensing
https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda/laws-and-
regulations/patents-and-licensing
 Food safety and standards act
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss-legislation/food-safety-
and-standards-act.html
 FSSAI regulations
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/fss-legislation/fss-
regulations.html

30. Contd…
 Juridiction.GOI/MoHWF/FSSAI(2016,april,4), parameters
for testing various food product(IN6058), New Delhi,
USDA Staff.
 Juridiction.GOI/MoHWF/FSSAI(2015,april,14)
Amendments to standards additives regulations (IN5046),
New Delhi, USDA Staff.
 Juridiction.GOI/MoHWF/FSSAI(2010,sep,03), Food safety
regulation-2009, (IN1017), New Delhi, USDA Staff.
 Juridiction.GOI/MoHWF/FSSAI(2016,dec,23), Food and
agriculture import regulations & Standards-Narrative,
(IN6162), New delhi, USDA Staff.

31. Contd…
 Risk assessment
http://fssai.gov.in/home/food-standards/research-section/risk-
assessment.html
 State Laboratories
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/food-testing/Food-Laboratories/State-
Laboratories.html
 Food safety on wheels
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/food-testing/Food-Safety-on-Wheels.html
 Food safety training certification
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/capacity-building/-FoSTaC-Food-Safety-
Training---Certification.html

32. Contd…
 FSSAI books
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/capacity-building/FSSAI-
Books.html
 FSSAI-CHIFSS MOUs
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/partnerships/FSSAI_MOUs.ht
ml
 Pink book SNF
http://www.fssai.gov.in/dam/jcr:76ba35f5-fc5f-49b0-a447-
5e713b75a296/Pink_Book_SNF_Edition_I_25_07_2017.pdf
 Import clearance
http://www.fssai.gov.in/home/imports/import-
clearance.html

33. THANK-YOU

34. ANY QUESTION
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