Fast Food Nation: Crossword Puzzle - “What’s in the Meat?”

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  1. 2. Popular fast food in the US consisting of beef in a flattened cylinder, sandwiched between two halves of a bread thingie; the other way to fold paper (hotdog; vertical)
  2. 5. Partial sterilization of a product, like milk, to make it safe for consumption
  3. 6. Bacteria found in the intestine; causes food poisoning; caught through eating raw poultry, eggs, beef, and sometimes unwashed fruits and vegetables
  4. 7. Meat that comes from cows
  5. 11. Measures taken to ensure the quality and safety of businesses involved in handling food
  6. 12. Acronym for the US Department of Agriculture that oversees farming, ranching, forestry, regulation of food quality, safety, and nutritional labeling, as well as food related social welfare programs
  7. 15. Part of the slaughterhouse; the place where the animals are killed and processed
  8. 16. The process by which food becomes spoiled or tainted with bacteria, parasites, or toxic substances
  9. 17. Acronym for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; in charge of protecting people from disease
  10. 20. Also known as an abattoir; a facility that slaughters animals for their meat
  11. 22. Multinational fast food chain, with golden arches as its logo
  12. 23. Handles slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distributing meat
  13. 24. Four legged mammal; commonly raised as livestock for milk and beef
  14. 25. Illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food, typically with vomiting and diarrhea
  15. 26. A food safety process used to kill germs that cause food poisoning, through ionizing radiation
  16. 27. The first-fast food hamburger chain; chose its name because of its association with cleanliness
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  1. 1. Bought out by Tyson foods in the 1990s, this was a beef processor involved in the recall of over 25 million pounds of ground beef, what was, at the time, one of the largest recalls of food in the US
  2. 3. Law passed in 1907 by Theodore Roosevelt to improve sanitation in factories, inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling of food
  3. 4. Bacteria found in the lower intestine; can cause serious, even fatal food poisoning; caught from infected animals or people
  4. 8. Quickly and mass-produced food, usually considered unhealthy
  5. 9. Illness that comes from eating contaminated food
  6. 10. Lunches served at school
  7. 13. Removing food from circulation in the market due to violation of US Food and Drug Administration regulation
  8. 14. Acronym for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point; analyzes and controls hazards posed toward raw materials, procurement, handling, manufacturing, distribution, and consumption
  9. 18. Also known as Shiga toxin; found in some strains of E.coli
  10. 19. Fast food chain; it's name comes from a wind-up toy that jump-scares children
  11. 21. Bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease