Food safety

Food safety

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

Contributors in Food safety

Food safety

A joint commission of the Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organization, comprised of some 146 member countries, created in 1962 to ensure consumer food safety, establish ...

Continuous inspection

Food (other); Food safety

USDA's meat and poultry inspection system is often called "continuous" because no animal destined for human food may be slaughtered or dressed unless an inspector is present to examine it before ...

Rock cornish fryer, roaster, or hen

Food (other); Food safety

A rock cornish fryer, roaster, or hen is the progeny of a cross between a purebred Cornish and a purebred Rock chicken, without regard to the weight of the carcass involved; however, the term ...

Controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP)

Food (other); Food safety

Packaging method in which selected atmospheric concentrations of gases are maintained throughout storage in order to extend product shelf life. Gas may either be evacuated or introduced to achieve ...

Rock cornish game hen

Food (other); Food safety

A rock cornish game hen or cornish game hen is a young immature chicken (usually five to six weeks of age) weighing not more than two pounds ready-to-cook weight, which was prepared from a cornish ...

Cottage ham

Food (other); Food safety

A ham made from the shoulder butt end.

Delaney clause

Food (other); Food safety

The Delaney Clause in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) states that no additive shall be deemed to be safe for human food if it is found to induce cancer in man or animals. It is an ...