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An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that monitors and investigates food borne disease outbreaks and compiles baseline data against which to measure the success of changes in food safety programs.
Industry:Food (other)
The term “certified” implies that the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Agriculture Marketing Service have officially evaluated a meat product for class, grade, or other quality characteristics (e.g., “Certified Angus Beef”). When used under other circumstances, the term must be closely associated with the name of the organization responsible for the “certification” process, e.g., “XYZ Company’s Certified Beef.”
Industry:Food (other)
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. First recognized as a clinical "wasting" syndrome in 1967 in mule deer in a wildlife research facility in northern Colorado, it was identified as a TSE in 1978. CWD is typified by chronic weight loss leading to death. There is no known relationship between CWD and any other TSE of animals or people.
Industry:Food (other)
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 spices or substances added to meat and meat food products by exposure to wood smoke.
Industry:Food (other)
An acceptable name to denote a short, usually plump meat food product, unsliced in casing.
Industry:Food (other)
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 exposed to conditions that can support their growth. Clostridium botulinum is the bacterium that produces the nerve toxin that causes botulism.
Industry:Food (other)
A mature male chicken with coarse skin, toughened and darkened meat, and hardened breastbone tip.
Industry:Food (other)
A mature male chicken with coarse skin, toughened and darkened meat, and hardened breastbone tip.
Industry:Food (other)
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 represent broad areas subject to regulation. Most regulations directly related to agriculture are in Title 7. Each title is divided into chapters that usually bear the name of the issuing agency, followed by subdivisions into parts covering specific regulatory areas. Title 9, Chapter III covers the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Industry:Food (other)
