Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

​​​Food regulation is constantly evolving. Wisconsin food regulation has much in common with regulation elsewhere, but it also has unique features rooted in Wisconsin conditions and history. Regulation has multiple goals: to protect public health and safety, to prevent fraud and unfair competition, and to maintain a secure and abundant food supply.​

Wisconsin has a proud tradition of food safety, but that tradition is being tested in many ways.  Wisconsin faces new food safety and security challenges. According to the Centers for Disease Control, food-borne diseases account for 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Meanwhile, animal disease and biosecurity hazards threaten our underlying food production systems.

​The following is a summary of the resulting laws and regulations that guide the work of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Division of Food and Recreational Safety:

• Wisconsin Administrative Code ​
  
• Wisconsin Statute
  
• Wisconsin Food Code ​
  
• U.S. Code​
  
• Meat - Title 9, Animal​s and Animal Products. Review parts 300-599
• ​Non-meat foods - Title 21, Food and Drugs. Review parts 1-199
• U.S. Statute
  
• Meat - Title 21, Food and Drugs - Review Chapter 10 and Chapter 12
• Non-meat foods - Scroll to Title 21, Food and Drugs - Review Chapter 9
• Some parts of Chapter 4 may also be of interest to people with food businesses.
• HACCP
  
• Title 9, Chapter ​​​III, Part 417 of the Code of Federal Regulations​