Which of the following is an agency associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture?

• A. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
• B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• C. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• D. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer: (A)

Understanding which federal agency belongs to the Department of Agriculture helps you connect responsibilities in food safety and farming. The agency that fits USDA is the one responsible for inspecting meat, poultry, and processed egg products, ensuring sanitary handling, enforcing labeling, and administering safety standards across those products. It conducts routine plant inspections, enforces HACCP-based controls, and oversees recalls when needed, all of which are core to USDA’s role in safeguarding the food supply from farm to table.

The other agencies listed operate in different domains. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health are under the Department of Health and Human Services and focus on public health protection and medical research, not direct oversight of meat and poultry safety. The Environmental Protection Agency handles environmental protection and pollution control, not USDA’s food-safety and agricultural-market responsibilities.

So, the agency aligned with USDA for food-safety oversight of meat and poultry is the one dedicated to inspecting and regulating those products across the supply chain.