Food safety

Food safety

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

Industry: Food (other)

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Food safety

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Food (other); Food safety

USDA agency employing federal scientists to conduct basic,applied, and developmental research in the following fields: livestock; plants; soil, water and air quality; energy; food safety and quality; ...

Advanced meat recovery (AMR)

Food (other); Food safety

Product derived from AMR systems is defined as "meat." AMR is a process that uses machinery to separate edible meat from bones by scraping, shaving, or pressing the meat from the bone. AMR machinery ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Food (other); Food safety

USDA agency established to conduct inspections and regulatory and control programmes to protect animal and plant health. It utilises border inspections to prevent international transmission of pests ...

Adulterated food

Food (other); Food safety

Generally, impure, unsafe, or unwholesome; however, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act ...

Amenable

Food (other); Food safety

Animals subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act's mandatory inspection requirements. USDA exempts from its inspection foods containing three percent or less ...

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Food (other); Food safety

USDA agency that establishes standards for grades of cotton, tobacco, meat, dairy products, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. It also operates inspection, grading, and market news services, and provides ...