The United States government has taken many steps to ensure the safety of imported foods and ingredients. For example, the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) has programs to verify that processors wishing to ship meat, poultry or egg products to the States have food safety programs that are equivalent to those in the United States.
With the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and regulations to enforce the law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken steps to help secure the safety of imported foods, like the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) to ensure that foods exported to the U.S. are safe.