Food safety

Food safety

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

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Artificial colouring

Food (other); Food safety

A colouring containing any dye or pigment manufactured by a process of synthesis or other similar artifice, or a colouring which was manufactured by extracting naturally produced dyes or pigments ...

Technique for creating a shelf-stable container by placing a commercially sterile product into a commercially sterile container in a commercially sterile environment. The sealed container is designed ...

Antioxidant

Food (other); Food safety

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

Chronic wasting disease

Food (other); Food safety

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of deer and elk. To date, this disease has been found only in cervids (members of the deer family) in North America. ...

Code of federal regulations (CFR)

Food (other); Food safety

The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the federal government. The Code is divided into 50 titles that ...

Clostridium botulinum

Food (other); Food safety

The name of a group of bacteria commonly found in soil. These rod-shaped organisms grow best in low oxygen conditions. The bacteria form spores which allow them to survive in a dormant state until ...

Chemical preservative

Food (other); Food safety

Any chemical that, when added to a meat or meat food product, tends to prevent or retard deterioration thereof, but does not include common salt, sugars, vinegars, spices, or oils extracted from ...