Related Dairy Industry Agencies

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Related Dairy Industry Agencies
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Focus
Are you ever seriously concerned about getting
sick from a food product purchased from the
grocery store?
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Environmental Protection Agency

• Mission- To protect human health and to safeguard
  the natural environment.
• Who are they-
• What they do-
• How is the dairy industry affected?

http//www.epa.gov/
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State Environmental Agencies

• Purpose-
• Finding your state environmental agency
• http//www.epa.gov/epahome/state.htmTX
• Dairy producers and your
  state environmental
  agency-

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http//www.fda.gov/

• Mission Statement- responsible for protecting the
  publics health, by assuring the safety,
  efficacy, and security of human and veterinary
  drugs, biological products, medical devices, our
  nations food supply, cosmetics, and products
  that emit radiation.
• What They Do-
• Products Regulated-
• How is the dairy industry affected?

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State Health Departments

• Purpose-
• Finding your state health department
• http//www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/State_Depart
  ments_of_Public_Health/index.asp
• Dairy producers and your state health department-

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Other Related Dairy Agencies

• USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (National
  Dairy Board)
• http//www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/
• International Dairy Foods Association
• http//www.idfa.org/
• National Milk Producers Federation
• http//www.nmpf.org/
• Breed Associations
• http//www.naab-css.org/guidelines/dairybrd.html
• Southwest Dairy Farmers
• http//www.southwestdairyfarmers.com/
• Dairy Management, Inc.
• http//www.dairyinfo.com/

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Review Questions

• What are the environment agencies that we
  discussed today?
• What does the FDA do to keep milk safe for us to
  drink?
• What does your state department of health do to
  keep us safe?
• How do the programs provided by your state
  environmental agency impact dairy producers?