Foreign Materials Resources
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) oversees the quality of U.S. meat and poultry products by performing sanitation analyses that investigate for extraneous or foreign materials.
Only wholesome, unadulterated product is eligible to bear the mark of USDA inspection and to enter commerce. According to law, a meat or poultry product is adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy substance, is for any reason unsound or unwholesome, or if the product was prepared or packed under unsanitary conditions where it may have been contaminated [21 United States Code 601(m)(3)(4), 21 United States Code 453(g)(3)(4)]. Extraneous material is defined as any foreign material found in a food product and associated with objectionable conditions or practices in production, storage, or distribution.
If foreign material contamination occurs, inspection program personnel verify that an establishment follows their detection, segregation and disposition procedures to ensure this contamination is removed.
For resources about U.S. regulations and procedures that safeguard against foreign materials in meat products, please see:
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