FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING
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FDA
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USDA
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EPA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The USDA shields and labels assure consumers that the products they buy have gone through a rigorous review process by highly-skilled graders & auditors that follow the official grade standards and process standards developed, maintained and interpreted by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
Detailed explanation-2: -A quality grade is a composite evaluation of factors that affect palatability of meat (tenderness, juiciness, and flavor). These factors include carcass maturity, firmness, texture, and color of lean, and the amount and distribution of marbling within the lean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Even boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs can be USDA Grade A, assuring you that they’ve been properly trimmed and are free of discolorations or other quality defects. You can also find the USDA grade shield on marinated products, and even cooked products, labeled with “Prepared from USDA Grade A.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Beef grades are United States of Department of Agriculture Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter, and Canner. They are set by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.