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Food safety
Scientific practice in the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.
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vertical coordination
Food (other); Food safety
The process of ensuring that each successive stage in the production, processing, and marketing of a product is appropriately managed and interrelated to the next, so that decisions about what to ...
salmonella
Food (other); Food safety
A pathogenic, diarrhea-producing bacterium that is the leading cause of human foodborne illness among intestinal pathogens. It is commonly found in raw meats, poultry, milk, and eggs, but other foods ...
U.S. suspect
Food (other); Food safety
The livestock so identified is suspected of being affected with a disease or condition which may require its condemnation, in whole or in part, when slaughtered, and is subject to further examination ...
yearling turkey
Food (other); Food safety
A fully matured turkey, usually under 15 months of age that is reasonably tender-meated and with reasonably smooth-textured skin.
recall
Food (other); Food safety
Recalls are voluntary actions carried out by a food manufacturer or distributor in cooperation with Federal and State agencies. Products are recalled when found to be contaminated, adulterated, or ...
special-fed veal
Food (other); Food safety
The majority of veal calves are “special-fed.” A veal calf is raised until about 16 to 18 weeks of age, weighing up to 450 pounds. They are raised in specially designed facilities where they can be ...