Wisconsin State Inspections & Food Safety

Scope

• Wisconsin agencies such as the Division of Food Safety and the Department of Health Services ensure that proper inspections of food systems occur regularly in the state. Further state services performed include inspections of vehicles with a focus on improving emissions and air quality.
  
  

Details

• A meat inspection program helps ensure meat products produced in the state for sale adhere to state standards of safety, purity and wholesomeness. Further, according to safety standards, food processed in a home kitchen such as jams and jellies cannot be sold to the public.
  
  Regarding vehicle emissions inspections, at least nine facilities throughout Wisconsin perform such inspections.
  
  

Goals

• The Department of Health Services cites reducing death and illness among Wisconsin residents among its goals, along with promoting public health through education about food-borne illnesses.
  
  The vehicle inspection program aims for a 24 percent reduction of hydrocarbons in the Milwaukee area as of August 2010.