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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) The term 'Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A 10,000 employee agency within USDA responsible for ensuring food safety in some 6,400 meat and poultry plants throughout the United States; the agency also certifies the safety programs operated for state and foreign plants. Most food safety inspection costs are borne by taxpayers rather than the industry, in contrast to user fees for inspection and grading related to marketing standards'. Previous 5 Terms: Food for Peace Program Food for Progress Program (FPP) Food guide pyramid Food package Food power Next 5 Terms: Food safety initiative Food security Food Security Act of 1985 Food Security Commodity Reserve Food Security Wheat Reserve (FSWR) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.