Definition of Food safety initiative

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Food safety initiative

The term 'Food safety initiative ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A 1997 interagency initiative among the Food and Drug Administration, Center For Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement a series of coordinated efforts to reduce the annual incidence of food borne illness and resultant economic losses to consumers and industry by enhancing the safety of the U.S. food supply'.

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