USDA- Answer Checks domestic and imported meats and poultry both raw and
processed. They maintain a list of acceptable facilities for meat and poultry, and they
conduct voluntary grading services for red meats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fruits,
and vegetables
Grade A Dairy- Answer refers only to fluid pasteurized milk and products manufactured
from it. Fluid milk, cottage cheese, and whey must be grade A.
Grade B Dairy-Answer manufacturing grade milk, does not meet fluid grade standards
and can only be used in cheese, butter, ice cream, other frozen desserts, and nonfat dry
milk.
Grade AA eggs-Answer The freshest and highest quality eggs
Grade B eggs-Answer used in general baking not as great on quality
FDA - regulates the processing, manufacturing, and interstate sale of many food items
[except meat, poultry and eggs];
provides protection for the nation's health by preventing the adulteration and
misbranding of food, and assures that food shipped in interstate commerce is safe,
pure, wholesome, sanitary, and honestly packaged.
adulteration - Lowering the quality of food by adding an inferior substance or removing
an important substance
misbranding - Answer A product label that is false or misleading.
, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) - Answer part of the FDA that
regulates nutrition labels and set standards for food identity
FSIS-food safety and inspection service. Part of USDA protects the public's health by
ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe and labeled. They provide for the
inspections to include those facilities involved in the slaughtering houses and
processing plants.
National Marine Fisheries Service. Conduct voluntary inspection of processed fishery
products. They also maintain a list of approved fish processors and fishery products
EPA - this is the environmental protection agency. Its functions are to prevent, control,
and minimize air, land, and water pollution. They control toxic chemicals, including
pesticides, sanitizers, and other forms of chemicals.
CDC - center for disease control - works to prevent and control diseases. They do
epidemiological assessment of threats to health and then offer support and track
outbreaks of foodborne diseases.
Food Code-Answer federal government's recommendations for foodservice regulations
to prevent foodborne illnesses. updated every 4 years
CFP (conference for food protection)-Answer Meets every 2 years to make
recommendations for Food Code
food establishment-Answer An operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves,
vends food directly to the consumer or otherwise provides food for human consumption
Food Processing Plant - Answer Commercial operation that manufactures, packages,
labels or stores food for human consumption and provides food for sale or distribution
of other business entities such as food processing plants or food establishments.
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