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Final answer:
The NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) develops the national standards for food service equipment, not the FDA. The FDA oversees food safety and develops exposure standards for food additives, while the CFSAN (a branch of the FDA) regulates the safety of most types of food and food ingredients.
Explanation:
The national standards for food service equipment are developed by the NSF International, which is also known as the National Sanitation Foundation. The NSF is responsible for creating standards for food safety and sanitation to safeguard public health. While the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is a regulatory agency that oversees food safety, it is not directly responsible for the development of food service equipment standards.
The FDA does, however, develop exposure standards for both direct and indirect food additives, with an example of an indirect food additive being an antibiotic administered to cattle. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), a branch of the FDA, has the power to regulate all domestic and imported foods except for those overseen by the USDA, which includes meat, poultry, and eggs.