In overseas areas where meats, meat products, poultry, and poultry products cannot be obtained from plants under Federal or State inspection, the U.S. Army Veterinary Service provides inspection services in which areas?

• A. Domestic areas
• B. Overseas areas
• C. Urban areas
• D. Rural areas

Answer: (B)

In areas overseas where civilian meat inspection isn’t available because plants aren’t under Federal or State inspection, the U.S. Army Veterinary Service takes on the inspection role. Their job is to ensure wholesomeness and safety of meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products used by the Army by inspecting processing operations, monitoring sanitation, verifying labeling, and enforcing standards. This fills the gap left by the absence of civilian inspection oversight, so troops have access to food that meets safety requirements.

Domestic areas rely on Federal or State inspectors, and urban or rural descriptors don’t define who provides the inspection in this overseas context—the question specifies overseas zones without civilian inspection, which is why the Army Veterinary Service handles it.