Food and Drink Regulatory Agencies in the Yahoo! Directory

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Responsible for approving food and drugs for widespread use.
www.fda.gov
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Working to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition, and the pursuit of food security.
www.fao.org
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, UK@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Departments/Department_for_Environment__Food___Rural_Affairs__DEFRA_
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
www.fsis.usda.gov
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Responsible for all inspection and associated activities related to food safety, economic fraud, trade-related requirements, and animal and plant health programs.
www.inspection.gc.ca
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
www.agr.gc.ca
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Information about programs and services, food safety, and healthy eating.
www.cdfa.ca.gov
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Ensures that food is safe, nutritious, and wholesome, as well as regulating the safety of cosmetics.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
Information on food safety, dietary guidelines, reports and studies, and online resources. From USDA's National Agricultural Library.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Offers information on Ontario's agri-food industry and rural communities, as well as on the services that OMAFRA provides.
www.omafra.gov.on.ca
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Links and information on crops, soils, livestock, management, and marketing.
www.agr.gov.sk.ca
FoodNet
Project of the Food Institute of Canada, providing companies with marketing, technical, regulatory, and financial information.
foodnet.fic.ca
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and needy families access to food in a manner supporting American agriculture.
www.fns.usda.gov/fns
Certified Humane Raised & Handled
Nonprofit organization working to improve the welfare of farm animals by providing standards for humane food production and offering consumers certified products to meet these standards. Find out what products are certified humane and where you can purchase them locally. Also in Spanish and French.
www.certifiedhumane.com
Manitoba Agriculture and Food
www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
Connection to Massachusetts-grown farm products, specialty foods, and fun ag-tivities.
www.massgrown.org
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Fostering a competitive, economically viable and environmentally responsible agriculture and food system thoughout British Columbia.
www.gov.bc.ca/agf
Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets
www.state.vt.us/agric/index.htm