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animal identification and traceback

Food (other); Food safety

Currently, the private marketing system, assisted by computerization of records, generally can trace products back to their original suppliers, although not necessarily all the ...

antemortem inspection

Food (other); Food safety

As used in the meat and poultry inspection program, the term refers to the examination that USDA meat and poultry inspectors are required to conduct of all live animals prior to ...

anthrax

Food (other); Food safety

A disease of mammals and humans caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax has an almost worldwide distribution and is a zoonotic disease, meaning it ...

antibiotics

Food (other); Food safety

Chemical substances produced by microorganisms or synthetically that inhibit the growth of, or destroy, bacteria. Rules guiding the use of veterinary drugs and medicated animal ...

antibiotic resistance action plan

Food (other); Food safety

Public health action plan developed by an Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance that was created in 1999 to combat antimicrobial resistance. The task force is ...

antimicrobial resistance

Food (other); Food safety

Bacteria and other disease-causing organisms have a remarkable ability to mutate and acquire resistance genes from other organisms and thereby develop resistance to antimicrobial ...

antioxidant

Food (other); Food safety

Substance added to food to prevent the oxygen present in the air from causing undesirable changes in flavor color. BHA, BHT, and tocopherols are examples of antioxidants.