question: When the President travels, domestically or abroad, how can he ensure all his food is safe to eat?
comment: Everything he eats is tested. It will also either be brought with him on Air Force 1 or there will be observers placed in the kitchen to watch how it is prepared and to check it for safety.
passages: Adolf Hitler's food taster Margot Woelk tried the food at 8:00 am every day, and if she did not fall ill the food would be sent to Hitler's military headquarters. President Vladimir Putin has hired a food taster who is part of his security staff to protect himself as well. In recent times, animals such as mice have been used to detect impurities in food produced for humans, such as during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In the United States, several recent presidents, most prominently Barack Obama, have been known to employ food tasters.
   In November 2005, Richard Raymond was interviewed by the "Washington Post", which had christened him the "germ czar," on the subject of Thanksgiving food safety. In May 2006, he appeared in television and radio advertisements seeking to ease concerns about the bird flu, saying, "It's important for you to know that it’s safe to eat poultry, even if bird flu is detected here sometime in the future." In October 2006, he criticized the idea of combining multiple agencies into a single agency responsible for food safety as an "unnecessary solution."
   Section::::Title III: Protecting Safety and Security of Food and Drug Supply.:Subtitle A: Protection of Food Supply.
  
  The President's Council on Food Safety, with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, other relevant federal agencies, the food industry, and scientific organizations, develop a communication and education strategy with respect to bioterrorism threats to the food supply.
   President George H. W. Bush continued Reagan's tradition of handing out M&M's to Presidential guests but extended the privilege to presidential employees. President Bill Clinton altered the packaging to include the signature of the sitting president beneath the Presidential seal. President Barack Obama was mixed on the subject of M&M's. On one occasion upon receiving a bag of trail mix mixed with M&M's, he proceeded to pick out every M&M and declare to his personal aide: "I'm not going to eat these", but he chose to continue the tradition and personally handed out packs of Presidential M&M's to guests. Obama also gave them out to children trick or treating at the White House on Halloween, along with dried fruits from First Lady Michelle Obama.
   Section::::Policies and programs.
   Due to its central location near the seat of the United States government, the Capital Area Food Bank has been a popular stop for politicians. Four consecutive U.S. presidents — George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama — have visited the food bank.
   Permits the Secretary, if the Secretary has a reasonable belief that an article of food is adulterated and presents a threat of serious health consequences or death to humans or animals, to have access to and copy all records that are needed to assist the Secretary in determining whether the food is adulterated and presents a threat. It requires the Secretary, if they have information that a shipment of imported food presents a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, to provide notice regarding such threat to the appropriate States.
   The Executive Chef is formally hired by the First Lady, and reports to the White House Chief Usher. The Executive Chef has no purview over any of the desserts or pastries served at the White House. The White House Executive Pastry Chef operates as a separate entity, but coordinates with the Executive Chef for all meals and events.
   The program provides the pages with two meals per day, seven days per week. Breakfast is provided at the residence. Lunch is provided on weekdays through a meal card at the Senate Cafeterias. On Saturdays, lunch or dinner is usually provided through a voucher for a meal at Union Station or a local eatery, or if the Pages are on a field trip, lunch or dinner will be provided on the trip. On Sundays, the program provides dinner at the residence, or goes out to a restaurant.
   White House Executive Pastry Chef
  
  The White House Executive Pastry Chef is responsible for the planning, managing and preparing of all desserts and pastries served at the White House, the official residence of the President of the United States. This includes State Dinners, official dinners, and private entertaining by the First Family.
   Presidential Food Service
  
  Presidential Food Service provides worldwide food service, security and personal support to the President and First Family. Additionally, it provides gourmet meals and supports catered functions and social aide dinners for visiting heads of state.
  
  The Presidential Food Service was established in 1951, and is run by the United States Navy.
  
  Presidential Food Service operates the White House Mess executive dining rooms, provides a carryout service, and provides complete catering coordination to the White House Complex.
  
  It also provides logistics co-ordination for White House Mess personnel and valet services for Presidential trips and events.
  
  Section::::External links.
   White House Executive Chef
  
  The White House Executive Chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens, and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the President of the United States and the First Family, which includes their private meals, their private entertaining, and official state functions at the White House in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
  
  Section::::History.
  
  Section::::History.:Early White House cooks and chefs.
   Transportation of the President of the United States
  
  The United States government has maintained a variety of vehicles for the President. Because of his role as Commander-in-Chief he exclusively uses military transports for international travel, however the civilian Secret Service operates the President's motorcade.
  
  Section::::Aircraft.
   Other presidential traditions are associated with American holidays. Rutherford B. Hayes began in 1878 the first White House egg rolling for local children. Beginning in 1947, during the Harry S. Truman administration, every Thanksgiving the president is presented with a live domestic turkey during the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation held at the White House. Since 1989, when the custom of "pardoning" the turkey was formalized by George H. W. Bush, the turkey has been taken to a farm where it will live out the rest of its natural life.
   During his time at the White House, as sous-chef and executive chef, Raffert planned, prepared, and cooked for the First Family as well as for state dinners and other formal and informal social functions at the White House. Among some of the major events he cooked for were a "welcome home" for 1,200 former Vietnam War prisoners of war on the South Lawn of the White House on May 24, 1973, and a September 1978 dinner for 1,300 on the South Lawn to celebrate the signing of the Camp David accords. He enjoyed cooking for the First Family very much. First Lady Pat Nixon liked roast duck (a Raffert favorite as well), while President Jimmy Carter and his family a large meant on Sundays after church and were very much like the average American family. (First Daughter Amy Carter would bake cookies in the White House kitchen, overseen by Raffert.) He also approved of the way First Lady Nancy Reagan handled state dinner menus, personally approving the food and wine choices rather than allowing a committee of staff to argue at length over them. Raffert was the first White House chef to create a gingerbread house as part of the Executive Residence Christmas decorations.
   President Barack Obama retained Comerford as Executive Chef, but brought chef Sam Kass from Chicago to act as the First Family's personal chef. Kass, who assumed several policy positions in the White House as well, resigned in December 2014. In November 2009, Marcus Samuelsson became the first guest chef at a White House state dinner when Comerford temporarily stepped aside to allow him to cook for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  
  Comerford was retained as Executive Chef by President Donald Trump.
  
  Section::::History.:List of Executive Chefs.
  
  BULLET::::- René Verdon 1961–1965
  
  BULLET::::- Henry Haller 1966–1987
  
  BULLET::::- Jon Hill 1987–1988
   A luncheon at the U.S. Capitol has been part of the inaugural program since 1953 (before that time, the luncheon was usually held at the White House and hosted by the outgoing president and first lady). The menu for the 2017 inaugural luncheon, which in the past has often featured dishes representative of the home states of the new president and vice president, included more traditional dishes from around the country. The first course consisted of Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp with saffron sauce and peanut crumble, accompanied by a J. Lohr 2013 Arroyo Vista Chardonnay. The second dish contained Seven Hills Angus beef in dark chocolate and juniper jus with potato gratin, served with a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, and dessert included a chocolate soufflé and cherry vanilla ice cream with California Champagne. Since 1985, a painting has served as a backdrop for the head table. For the 2017 inaugural luncheon, the featured painting was George Caleb Bingham's "The Verdict of the People", which depicts a Missouri town and its citizens both celebrating and mourning the election victory of what historians say was a likely proslavery candidate.
   Between 2002 and 2009, the WHMU implemented a program to provide medical training specific to the international locales which the President or Vice President might travel. This training helps prepare the medical staff for specific or unusual medical situations needed in each place the President or Vice President visits.
   State and official dinners are dictated by strict protocol in order to ensure that no diplomatic gaffes occur. The Chief of Protocol of the United States, who is an official within the United States Department of State, the White House Chief Usher, who is head of the household staff at the White House, as well as the White House Social Secretary all oversee the planning of state and official dinners from beginning to end. The Graphics and Calligraphy Office located in the East Wing of the White House also bears numerous responsibilities. The White House Chief Calligrapher creates place cards with the names of the guests who are assigned seats around the tables in the State Dining Room. The Chief Calligrapher also designs and writes formal invitations that are mailed to the postal addresses of the guests. State dinners require close coordination between the White House Executive Chef and the White House Executive Pastry Chef who plan and prepare a four or five-course meal, as well as the White House Chief Floral Designer who arranges flowers and decorations on the candle-lit tables.
   Section::::Food policy in the United States.:Governance.:Executive Branch.
  
  The Food and Drug Administration is the federal agency that is responsible for ensuring the safety of food products, with the exception of meat, poultry, an processed eggs. The various offices within the FDA carry out the agency's unified food program that protects and promotes the public health through the following activities:
  
  BULLET::::- Ensuring the safety of foods for humans, including food additives and dietary supplements, by setting science-based standards for preventing foodborne illness and ensuring compliance with these standards
   BULLET::::- Foreign policy of the United States
  
  BULLET::::- Foreign relations of the United States
  
  BULLET::::- International relations
  
  BULLET::::- List of diplomatic visits to the United States
  
  BULLET::::- List of international trips made by the United States Secretary of State
  
  BULLET::::- List of meetings between the Pope and the President of the United States
  
  Section::::External links.
  
  BULLET::::- Travels Abroad of the President, Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State
  
  BULLET::::- Going Global: Assessing Presidential Foreign Travel, Amnon Cavari and Micah Ables. Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
  
  BULLET::::- International Presidential Travel Cost Analyses Archive, National Taxpayers Union Foundation
   In 2007, Kass opened his own personal chef company in Chicago, Inevitable Table, which focused on healthful and nutritious food. He then became the personal chef to the Obamas while Barack Obama was the Junior Senator from Illinois.
   During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama visited Pamela's Diner for a campaign visit. Once elected, President Obama had Klingensmith and Cohen at the White House for a Memorial Day breakfast with the Obama family and 80 veterans. Later that year, during the 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit, President Obama expressed dismay that he was unable to return to Pamela's Diner during that trip, but First Lady Michelle Obama did visit. Incidentally, the Oakland storefront received damage during the protests.
   List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2018)
  
  This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2018, the second year of his presidency as the 45th president of the United States.
  
  This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president. International trips are included. The number of visits per state or territory where he traveled are:
   List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2019)
  
  This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2019, the third year of his presidency as the 45th president of the United States.
  
  This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president. International trips are included. The number of visits per state or territory where he traveled are:
  