The Federal Bureau of Investigation has investigative
responsibility
for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1365. The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
and the Department of Agriculture also have investigative responsibilities
for
various aspects of this offense. The Department of Agriculture's
responsibility
is in the area of meat, poultry, and eggs. The FDA's responsibility covers
other
food items, drugs, devices, and cosmetics. Investigative understandings
between
the FBI, FDA, and Agriculture have been developed. The FBI's primary focus
will
be on those matters involving life endangering tampering, threatened
tampering,
tampering accompanied by an extortion demand, and a tainting intended to
cause,
and a false claim resulting in, serious injury to a product's reputation.