ISSUE


PLACE IN FOOD CYCLE

Federal Inspection Regulations

POLICY

Inspections & Evaluations

POLICY TOOL

EPA and its regulatory partners conduct inspections under the majority of statutory and regulatory programs. The Clean Air Act requires evaluations rather than inspections. Regulations

SCALE

National & State

ACTORS

Federal - U.S. Environmental Protections Agency-- State - Department of Health, Department of Ag, Agency of Natural Resources

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED

Another tool to assess compliance and gain further education into the safety in handling, and processing our food supply.

POLICY GOALS IMPLICATED

Security & effectiveness

TOOL CHARACTERISTICS

Not coersive. Voluntary program. Very direct in that is can possible affect the infrastructure to accommodate upgrades. Can be quite visible in that infrastructure could change. Most likely is very low on Automaticity

EXTENT POLICY SUPPORTS/HINDERS

Self-evalutation tools and other incentives provide tools, such as Audit protocols and environmental screening checklists and workbooks, that industry, business, or governmental officials can use to evaluate their own compliance with federal environmental

ADDITIONAL LINKS

http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/monitoring/inspections/index.html