Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
| Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference. |
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Programs by EPA Strategic Goal 1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality 2. Protecting America's Waters 3. Cleaning Up and Sustainable Development 4. Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution |
Programs by Agency AID, ARC, CNCS, CPSC, CSB, DHS, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, ED, FHFA, GSA, HHS, HUD, NASA, NRC, NSF, OSTP, SBA, TVA, USDA, USPS, USTR, VA |
Department of Health and Human Services |
EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters |
Seafood Safety Program
Purpose
HHS’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) operates a mandatory safety program for all fish
and fishery products under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C)
Act, the Public Health Service Act, and related regulations. The FDA program includes
research, inspection, compliance, enforcement, outreach, and the development of
regulations and guidance. As a cornerstone of that program, FDA publishes the
Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, an extensive
compilation of the most up-to-date science and policy on the hazards that
affect fish and fishery products and effective controls to prevent
their occurrence. The fourth edition of this guidance document, which
has become the foundation of fish and fishery product regulatory programs
around the world, is now available.
Source(s) of Information
1. FDA: Seafood Safety Program
Related EPA Program(s)
Beach/Fish Programs:
Provide sound science, guidance, technical assistance and nationwide information to state, Tribal, and federal agencies on the
human health risks associated with eating locally caught fish/shellfish or wildlife with excessive levels of contaminants.
Provide guidance, technical assistance and nationwide information to support state, Tribal, and local government beach monitoring
and notification programs.
Authorizing Legislation
• Clean Water Act Sections 104(b) and 101
Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from HHS
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