NS 305 Unit 7 Assignment

Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

NS305 Unit 7 Assignment

Unit 7 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 Identify government regulatory agencies responsible for ensuring safe food.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS305-1: Examine the basic principles of food safety, food sanitation, and providing safe food.

Instructions:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) are government agencies responsible for ensuring the safety of our food supply. These

agencies are responsible for setting food safety standards, ensuring that these standards are

met, conducting inspections, and maintaining enforcement of standards. For this Assignment,

answer the following questions.

What is the purpose and role of the FDA for ensuring the safety of our food supply?

What is the purpose and role of the USDA for ensuring the safety of our food supply?

What is the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? What agency has oversight of the FSMA?

What is the Food Code? How is it developed and how often is it revised? What agency has

oversight of the Food Code?

Requirements:

 This Assignment needs to be at least two pages in length and include at least two

references.

 This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard

American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well

ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display

superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text

citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

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NS305 Unit 7 Assignment

Submitting Your Work For directions on how to submit your work and review your graded Assignments, refer to the Dropbox Guide found on the Academic Tools tab. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted work. Unit 7 Assignment Grading Rubric = 170 points

Assignment Requirements Points possible Points earned

by student

What is the purpose and role of the FDA for ensuring the safety of our food supply?

40

What is the purpose and role of the USDA for ensuring the safety of our food supply?

40

What is the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? What agency has oversight of the FSMA?

35

What is the Food Code? How is it developed and how often is it revised? What agency has oversight of the Food Code?

40

Assignment meets length requirement (at least 2 pages)

5

Includes at least 2 references 10

Total (Sum of points earned) 170

The assignment is written in the most current version of APA format with no grammatical, spelling, copyright, plagiarism or proof reading errors.

Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors.

Adjusted total points earned

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NS305 Unit 7 Assignment