Prosciutto ham

The cut of meat from a hog's hind leg, generally from the middle of the shank bone to the aitch (hip) bone. The actual length of the cut varies according to the producer. The ...

ham

Culinary arts; Fish, poultry, & meat

The hind leg of a hog. The taste of ham is affected by the age and breed of the hog, as well as by the food that the hog was fed. The unprocessed meat is called "fresh ham," but ...

ham

Food (other); Food safety

Ham means pork which comes from the hind leg of a hog. Ham made from the front leg of a hog will be labeled “pork shoulder picnic.” Hams may be fresh, cured, or cured-and-smoked. ...

horsemeat for beef

Food (other); Food safety

An international food scandal that involves mixing horsemeat with processed beef and then labeling the meat products such as hamburgers and lasagnas as containing 100% beef. ...

sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs)

Food (other); Food safety

Refers to the sanitation procedures that meat and poultry plants use, both before and during production, to prevent contamination of products. Site-specific SSOPs were required to ...

yersinia enterocolita

Food (other); Food safety

A pathogen which causes yersiniosis, a disease characterized by diarrhea and/or vomiting. Yersinia is found in raw meat, seafood, dairy products, produce, and untreated water.

organoleptic

Food (other); Food safety

Related to or perceived by a sensory organ.

PulseNet

Food (other); Food safety

FSIS participates in PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories directed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PulseNet performs DNA ...

quantitative analysis

Food (other); Food safety

The process of testing for a substance to determine how much of it there is and the numerical value of each of its components. An example would be testing for the amount or ...