Under Secretary for Food Safety.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The following delegations of authority are made by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Food Safety: (1) (ii) Exercise the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture contained in the following legislation: (A) Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 451-470, 472); (B) Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and related legislation, excluding so much of section 18 as pertains to issuance of certificates of condition of live animals intended and offered for export (21 U.S.C. 601-613, 615-624, 641-645, 661, 671-680, 683, 691-692, 694-695); (C) Egg Products Inspection Act, except for the Shell Egg Surveillance (D) Talmadge-Aiken Act (7 U.S.C. 450) with respect to cooperation with States in administration of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act; (E) Humane Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901-1906); (F) National Laboratory Accreditation Program (7 U.S.C. 138-138i) with respect to laboratories accredited only for pesticide residue analysis in meat and poultry products; (G) Administer and conduct a Food Safety Research Program (7 U.S.C. 427); and (H) Conduct an education program regarding the availability and safety of processes and treatments that eliminate or substantially reduce the level of pathogens on meat, meat food products, poultry, and poultry products (21 U.S.C. 679b). (iii) Coordinate with the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs the administration of programs relating to human pathogen

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