Marketing Service. Its major purpose 

 is to assist processors in preparing 

 better quality products and to provide 

 official certification concerning the 

 grade or condition of a product which 

 will be useful to all interested parties 

 engaged in the marketing function. 



The Food and Drug Administration, 

 on the other hand, is a regulatory 

 agency in the Department of Health, 

 Education, and Welfare. FDA is charged 

 with enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, 

 and Cosmetic Act. USDA-inspected 

 products are, of course, subject to com- 

 pliance with this Act. Representatives 

 of the two agencies strive for a com- 

 mon understanding and evaluation of 

 conditions generally relating to food 

 plant sanitation and product whole- 

 someness. 



HOW TO OBTAIN 

 OFFICIAL INSPECTION 



For further information regarding in- 

 spection services, contact the Officer- 

 in-Charge, Processed Products Stand- 

 ardization and Inspection Branch, 



Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricul- 

 tural Marketing Service, U.S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, at the field office 

 nearest you. 



ARKANSAS 

 P.O. Box 970 



Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 

 (501) 443-2301, ext. 573 



CALIFORNIA 

 1130 "O" St., Rm. 3408 

 Fresno, California 93721 

 (209) 487-5000, ext. 210 



312 N. Spring St., Rm. 1535 

 Los Angeles, California 90012 

 (213) 688-3173 



390 Main St., Rm. 7093 



San Francisco, California 94105 



(415) 556-4802 



1438 S. First St. 



San Jose, California 95110 



(408) 275-7468 



5635 Stratford Circle, Suite 11 

 Stockton, California 95207 

 (209) 946-6281 



COLORADO 



353 U.S. Custom House 

 Denver, Colorado 80202 

 (303) 837-3160 



FLORIDA 

 P.O. Box 860 



Winter Haven, Florida 33880 

 (813) 294-7416 



GEORGIA 



1555 St. Joseph Ave. 

 East Point, Georgia 30344 

 (404) 526-7495 



HAWAII 

 P.O. Box 5425 

 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 

 (808) 941-3071 



ILLINOIS 



U.S. Custom House, Rm. 1014 

 610 S. Canal St. 

 Chicago, Illinois 60607 

 (312) 353-6217 



LOUISIANA 

 Box 159 



Hammond, Louisiana 70401 

 (504) 345-6060 



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