The '''Food Code''', published by the Food and Drug Administration, consists of model requirements for safeguarding public health that may be adopted and used by various parts of local, state, and [[federal]] governments, if desired. It is used by officials who have compliance responsibilities for [[food]] service, retail food stores, or food vending operations.==References==*[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index][[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]▄▄█▀▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀