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| FOOD AND DAIRY SAFETY |
PROVIDER: |
State and Local |
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| CATEGORY: |
Regulation |
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YEAR ESTABLISHED/
INITIATED: |
1893 |
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| LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY: |
M.C.L. 289.35-49, 1893 PA 211; 289.1101-8111, 2000 PA 92; 286.451-463, 1965 PA 188; 333.12901-12922, 1978 PA 368, Part 29 |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
There are three major parts of the food and dairy safety program: food product safety assurance; food service sanitation (restaurants and others); and, dairy product safety assurance. Product safety assurance and regulatory authority is a responsibility of the state. Local health departments conduct food service sanitation inspections. |
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| FUNDING: |
| Source |
Amount |
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Description |
| GF/GP |
$7,712,900 |
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| GF/SP |
2,501,800 |
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Fees and Collections |
| Federal |
206,100 |
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Food and Drug Administration and Agriculture |
| ID Grant |
8,977,500 |
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Department of Community Health |
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| FY 2001 APPROPRIATION TOTAL: |
$19,398,300 |
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ALLOCATION/
DISTRIBUTION: |
Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act. Local Health Department funds are distributed on the basis of a formula that takes into account the number of fixed, mobile, and temporary food establishments. |
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| ADMINISTRATION: |
Department of Agriculture, Food and Dairy Division |
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| 1999 STATISTICS: |
Food Quality Assurance: |
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| Number of Establishments Licensed, Inspected and Regulated Annually |
20,000 |
| Pounds of Food Subject to Regulation |
14 Billion |
Food Service Sanitation: : |
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| Number of Food Service Establishments Inspected and Licensed |
36,000 |
| Number of Temporary Food Services Regulated (Special Events, Carnivals, etc.) |
12,000 |
| Estimated Percent of Meals Consumed in Food Service Establishments |
40% |
Dairy Quality Assurance: : |
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| Estimated Percent of Michigan Agriculture Represented by Dairy Farms |
25% |
| Pounds of Milk Produced Annually |
5.43 Billion |
| Persons Employed in Dairy Industry in Michigan |
25,000 |
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Last Updated May 17, 2006
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