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- 4. – A group besides the two primarily involved in testing, usually an independent laboratory.
- 5. – The monitoring of food surfaces for allergen proteins using qualitative testing procedures.
- 6. – A law aimed at shifting the focus from responding to foodborne illnesses to preventing them.
- 7. – A routine, internal process to ensure the cleaning and sanitation process removes allergens.
- 9. A local or generalized reaction of an organism to internal or external contact with a specific allergen protein.
- 15. – Government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for ensuring the safe processing of meat, poultry, and eggs.
- 16. – The loss of food quality due to specific biological, chemical, and physical changes.
- 17. – An initial, third-party process to ensure the cleaning and sanitation process removes allergens.
- 18. – Practices such as cleanliness and maintenance of skin, hair, and nails that promote health and prevention of disease.
- 19. – The tainting of food that occurs when a contaminated substance comes in contact with another food.
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- 1. – Voluntary practices agricultural producers follow to produce food safely.
- 2. – A government inspection to ensure a produce farm produces food safely under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- 3. – The main nine food allergens identified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- 8. – Potable water, also known as drinking water, is treated to levels that meet state and federal standards for consumption.
- 10. – A system to ensure that illness or harm will not result from eating food.
- 11. – A third-party process to ensure a farm follows Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), usually a prerequisite for selling products to commercial retailers.
- 12. – Antigen substance (usually proteins) foreign to the body that elicits an immune system response and triggers inflammation and other symptoms.
- 13. – Microorganism that can cause illness in humans.
- 14. – An abnormal response to a food triggered by the immune system.
- 15. – Sickness caused by eating contaminated food.
