Food safety

illness resulting from food that is spoiled or contaminated by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins

scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness

systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, physical and radiological hazards in production processes

supply chain that uses refrigeration of temperature-sensitive goods from point of manufacture to point of administration/sale

the practices required in order to conform to the quality guidelines recommended by regulatory agencies that control the authorization and licensing of the manufacture and sale of certain consumer and medical products

length of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use or consumption

collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations relating to foods, food production, and food safety

western cultural food hygiene myth

food safety ISO standard

previously determined date after which something should no longer be used

one of the main factor limiting microbial activity

thumb|A US Food and Drug Administration sensory analyst sniffs canned mackerel to check for spoilage.

class of cation containing nitrogen with 4 electrically neutral substituents

cabinet ministry of Government of India

study of the microorganisms that inhibit, create, or contaminate food

Ractopamine () is an animal feed additive used to promote leanness and increase food conversion efficiency in farmed animals in few countries, banned in most. Pharmacologically, it is a phenol-based TAAR1 agonist and β adrenoreceptor agonist that stimulates β1 and β2 adrenergic receptors. It is most commonly administered to animals for meat production as ractopamine hydrochloride. It is the active ingredient in products marketed in the US as Paylean for swine, Optaflexx for cattle, and Topmax for turkeys. It was developed by Elanco Animal Health, a former division of Eli Lilly and Company.

Azodicarbonamide, ADCA, ACA, ADA, or 'azo(bis)formamide', is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a yellow to orange-red, odorless, crystalline powder. It is sometimes called "the yoga mat chemical" because of widespread use in foamed plastics. It was first described by John Bryden in 1959.

chemical compound

for cooling food, two clay pots of different sizes placed separately inside each other with moist sand

An adulterant is a substance discreetly added to another that may compromise the safety or effectiveness. Consumable products, such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and fuels, are frequently adulterated to reduce the cost or difficulty of production without the knowledge of the buyer, allowing the product to be sold at the same price as a chemically pure equivalent. The adulteration of street drugs is known as lacing.

process in which food deteriorates to the point in which it is not edible to humans or its quality of edibility becomes reduced

independent procedures that are used together for checking that a product, service, or system meets requirements and specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose

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Roxarsone is an organoarsenic compound that has been used in poultry production and to a lesser extent in pig production as a feed additive to increase weight gain, for greater feed efficiency, to improve pigmentation, and as a coccidiostat. Until June 2011, it was approved for use in the United States, Canada, Australia, and 12 other countries. It is no longer approved for use in most jurisdictions.

complex measure that rates specific instances of food

United States government designation for food additives

denotes the level of exposure of an organism

Sterigmatocystin is a polyketide mycotoxin produced by certain species of Aspergillus. The toxin is naturally found in some cheeses.

Latin phrase

unwanted part of food

materials that are intended to be in contact with food

peroxide functional group content index for a fat or fatty oil

agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage

pesticide applied to food crops remaining on or in food

food safety testing method

government body in India

claim by a manufacturer of food products

foodstuffs that have been fraudulently altered

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QuEChERS is a solid phase extraction method for detection of biocide residues in food. The name is a portmanteau word formed from "quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe".

a collection of food standards in the Austro-Hungarian Empire

food safety procedure

Mnemonic device in the food service industry

method of alerting shoppers to goods which has been reduced in price

advice

Nitrogenous compounds found in living systems

export of illegal pesticides

product locating systems in logistics

tissues of ruminants not fit for human consumption due to possible presence of prions causing bovine spongiform encephalopathy; e.g. brain, skull, eye, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column, dorsal root ganglia, tonsil, distal ileum

chemical indicator used for food safety and other applications