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FSIS conducts tests for chemicals—including antibiotics, sulfonamides, and various other drugs, pesticides and environmental chemicals—in meat, poultry and egg products destined for human consumption. FSIS also conducts studies to determine presence of contaminants such as dioxin.
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MELAMINE
FSIS Testing Results for Melamine in Retail Meat and Poultry (May 2009; PDF Only)
FSIS collected retail samples of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products to test for the presence of
melamine. This action was prompted by public health concerns regarding melamine contamination of imported
milk-derived food ingredients in FDA-regulated products. None of the products tested by FSIS posed a public health concern.
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