SAS 1-4 Flashcards
“The sum of all
contributions to the complete physical, mental and social well-being of humans
through an understanding and application of veterinary medical science.”
Veterinary Public Health (WHO)
is the foundation of trust in the food business
Food Safety
refers to the conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety of food from production to consumption. It is a fundamental requirement of any food process that the food produced should be safe for consumption.
Food Hygiene
The creation of conditions and implementation of measures necessary to ensure the safety and suitability of meat at all stages of the meat production chain
Meat hygiene
is a system of ensuring the quality and safety of food through the elimination or
prevention of potential hazards and contamination that can occur during post harvest handling and storage of raw materials and ingredients, preparation, processing, packaging, storage and distribution of finished products up to the point of consumption
Food Safety
The food Safety Act
Republic Act No. 10611
Food Safety Act of 2013
refers to any substance not intentionally added to food which is present in such food
as a result of the production (including operations carried out in crop industry, animal husbandry and
veterinary medicine) post harvest handling, manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment,
packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food as a result of environmental contamination.
Contaminant
measure refers to any action and activity that can be used to prevent or eliminate food
safety hazard or to reduce it to an acceptable level.
Control measure
a situation involving exposure to danger
Risk
Types of food hazards
-biological
- chemical
- physical
food that are spoiled or tainted because they either contain microorganisms, or toxic substances that make them unfit for eating
Food Contamination
action taken to remove from sale, distribution and consumption foods which may pose a safety risk to consumers
Food Recall
maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body
Personal hygiene
Water that is safe to drink
Potable Water
Temp for cooking fish, beef and pork
63C