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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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Pesticide Data Program (PDP)
Food (other); Food safety
A program initiated in 1991 by the Agricultural Marketing Service to collect pesticide residue data on selected food commodities, primarily fruits and vegetables. PDP data are used by the ...
veal
Food (other); Food safety
The meat from a calf or young beef animal. Male dairy calves are used in the veal industry. Dairy cows must give birth to continue producing milk, but male dairy calves are of little or no value to ...
public health
Food (other); Food safety
The science and the art of 1) preventing disease; 2) prolonging life; and organized community efforts for a) the sanitation of the environment; b) the control of communicable infections; c) the ...
partially defatted beef
Food (other); Food safety
These are byproducts produced from fatty trimmings containing less than 12% lean meat. These ingredients may be used in meat products in which byproducts are acceptable.
sanitizer
Food (other); Food safety
Chemical or physical agents that reduce microorganism contamination levels present on inanimate environmental surfaces.
perishable
Food (other); Food safety
Food that is subject to decay, spoilage, or bacteria unless it is properly refrigerated or frozen.
risk analysis
Food (other); Food safety
The assessment and management of hazards that cause harm (risk) to human health and the communication of how those hazards can be controlled, reduced or eliminated.
