Food safety

Food safety

Scientific practice in the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.

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salting

Food (other); Food safety

Also known as curing, is a process of food preservation that draws the moisture that is present in the meat through a process called osmosis. Nitrates and nitrites are the most commonly used salt.

sugar

Food (other); Food safety

Food preservation used in fruits such as pears, apples, apricots, plums and peaches. Some foods are also cooked in sugar until it crystallizes and the product is then stored dry.

smoking

Food (other); Food safety

A food preservation of increasing shelf life of food items. The food is exposed to smoke from burning materials. It is one of the ancient food preservation methods that probably emerged after ...

A method of food preservation that soaks food in an edible liquid. Pickling is divided into two categories such as chemical pickling and fermentation pickling. Agents are applied in the edible liquid ...

lye

Food (other); Food safety

Food preservation that makes use of Sodium hydroxide in order for the food to maintain an alkaline environment to inhibit growth of bacteria. Lye use the process of saponification of fats contained ...

bush meat

Food (other); Food safety

Meat derived from wild animals native to African forests, such as fruit bats, gorillas, chimpanzees, and duikers. The term is interesting in the context of the the Ebola outbreak in Western and ...

Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC)

Food (other); Food safety

Appellation d'origine contrôlée which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and ...