Vocab 1

6. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the national public health agency of the United States.
7. Hazard analysis and critical control points, or a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes
9. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
10. illness Illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins.
11. hazard A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily humans

1. a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
2. hazard A physical hazard is an agent, factor, or circumstance that can cause harm with contact.
3. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting public health and ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products emitting radiation.
4. The United States Department of Agriculture is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
5. The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters
8. hazard A chemical hazard is a substance that has the potential to cause harm to life or health.
10. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter