Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service - IAS currently allows customers to submit
applications to import fruits & vegetables and animal products, organisms, and vectors online, as well as check
the status of an existing application and submit revisions to an existing application. Customers will also be
able to submit renewal and amendment requests to their existing permits.
Farm Service Agency
Online - is devoted to improving the economic stability of agriculture by
providing top-notch service to 65 million rural Americans. Our Agency administers a myriad of programs farm
loans, farm programs, food aid, conservation incentives, and others to help keep our Nation’s farmers and
ranchers on their land, and to help those who wish to begin farming and ranching for their
livelihoods.
FNS Online - Food
Distribution - has a dual mission is (1) to strengthen the nutrition safety net
through commodity distribution and other nutrition assistance to low-income families, emergency feeding
programs, Indian Reservations, and the elderly and (2) to strengthen American agriculture.
Food Safety and Inspection
Service - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public
health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial
supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged, as required
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection
Act.
FSIS -
Conversations With America - is a reinventing government initiative to
engage federal workers in two-way conversations with their customers, the American public, on how to improve
customer service.
FSIS -
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline - is a toll-free telephone service that helps
consumers prevent foodborne illness, specifically by answering their questions about safe storage, handling,
and preparation of meat and poultry products.