Several federal agencies are FERN partners, including:

• Department of Health and Human Services
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Office of Regulatory Affairs and Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
  
  
• United States Department of Agriculture
  • Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  • Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
  • USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
  • Grain Inspectors, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)