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  2. FAT TOM - Wikipedia

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    Cryptosporidium. Entamoeba histolytica. Giardia. Trichinella. v. t. e. FAT TOM is a mnemonic device used in the food service industry to describe the six favorable conditions required for the growth of foodborne pathogens. It is an acronym for food, acidity, time, temperature, oxygen and moisture.

  3. Food safety - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak. [1]

  4. Danger zone (food safety) - Wikipedia

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    The danger zone is the temperature range in which food-borne bacteria can grow. Food safety agencies, such as the United States' Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), define the danger zone as roughly 40 to 140 °F (4 to 60 °C). [1][2][3] The FSIS stipulates that potentially hazardous food should not be stored at temperatures in this ...

  5. Food safety in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The current food safety laws are enforced by the FDA and FSIS. The FDA regulates all food manufactured in the United States, with the exception of the meat, poultry, and egg products that are regulated by FSIS. [15] The following is a list of all food safety acts, amendments, and laws put into place in the United States. [22] [14]

  6. Codex Alimentarius - Wikipedia

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    Trichinella. v. t. e. The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for 'Food Code') is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations relating to food, food production, food labeling, and food safety.

  7. Food safety-risk analysis - Wikipedia

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    As defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and adopted by international food safety commissions, food safety risk assessment is "The scientific evaluation of known or potential adverse health effects resulting from human exposure to foodborne hazards." [6] The most important aspect of risk assessment in relation to food safety is that it ...

  8. Food contact materials - Wikipedia

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    Food contact materials or food contacting substances ( FCS) [ 1][ 2] are materials that are intended to be in contact with food. These can be things that are quite obvious like a glass or a can for soft drinks as well as machinery in a food factory or a coffee machine. Food contact materials can be constructed from a variety of materials ...

  9. Food Safety and Inspection Service - Wikipedia

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    The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring that United States ' commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. The FSIS draws its authority from the ...