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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Free range

Food (other); Food safety

Livestock or poultry has been allowed access to the outside.

Free roaming

Food (other); Food safety

Livestock or poultry has been allowed access to the outside.

Memorandum of understanding (mou)

An agreement between federal agencies, or divisions/units within an agency or department, or between federal and state agencies, which delineate tasks, jurisdiction, standard operating procedures or ...

Misbranded

Food (other); Food safety

This term applies to any carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product under one or more of the following circumstances: 1) If its labelling is false or misleading in any particular; 2) If it is ...

Memorandum of agreement (MOA)

Food (other); Food safety

Modified food starch

Food (other); Food safety

Starch that has been chemically altered to improve its thickening properties. Before the starch is modified, it is separated from the protein through isolation techniques; therefore, the source of ...

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)

Food (other); Food safety

Packaging method in which a combination of gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen is introduced into the package at the time of closure. The purpose is to extend shelf life of the product ...