Which of the following acts, enacted in 1946, is listed among acts giving FSIS power to inspect meat, poultry, and processed egg products?

• A. Federal Meat Inspection Act
• B. Egg Products Inspection Act
• C. Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
• D. Agricultural Marketing Act

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that federal inspection authority for meat, poultry, and egg products is built from multiple laws, with the 1946 act creating the framework that expanded and organized official inspection and marketing oversight under USDA. The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 established the system for marketing standards and the use of official inspection and grading programs, giving FSIS a structured basis to inspect processing facilities and products across these categories. Earlier laws like the Federal Meat Inspection Act (1906) laid the initial groundwork, while other acts focused on specific products or humane handling and came later. The 1946 act is the one enacted in that year that fits the description of being part of the statutory framework granting FSIS inspection authority across meat, poultry, and processed egg products.