FSN 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Statistical Process Control, Phenylalanine, Viscosity
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Objectives: to define the aspects of food safety, to identify pre-requisite programs used to prevent intentional and unintentional contamination, to distinguish between food safety and food quality/assurance. Used peanut butter as an ingredient in low cost products. Salmonella contamination, had data to reject, but ignored it and sold contaminated product to public. Consumer impact consumers did not trust peanut butter large companies like. Salmonella typhimurium - most infections with salmonella are traced back to dairy, poultry and meat products, but salmonella can grow on just about any food. Paradigm shift from contamination response to prevention. Significant reforms and accountability for all things food safety. Food law of 1906 no filth in food. Food safety a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. Food quality the quality characteristics of food that is acceptable to consumers.