Post harvest food safety and pet food safety

what foods are typically pasteurized

• dairy products

• beverages

what are the different types of pasteurization processes

• Hight temperature short time

• ultra high temp

• vat

A cold pasteurization technique that uses extreme water pressure to inactivate pathogens in packaged foods is known as what?

High pressure processing

what are the 4 steps to food safety

1. clean

2. separate

3. cook

4. chill

True or false: wash surfaces and utensils after each use

True

True or false: wash fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, and eggs

false

True or false: use separate cutting boards and plates for produce, meat, poultry and eggs

true

True or false: dont refrigerate perishable foods within 2 hours

false

who regulates pet food

FDA

recalling products that are unlikely to cause any adverse health reactions but violate labeling is considered what class of recall

3

recalling a product that might cause temporary health problems or pose a slight threat is considered what class of recall

2

a dangerous or defective product that could predictably cause serous health problems or death is considered what class of recall

Class 1

what are potential contaminations that could cause pet food recalls

• mycotoxicosis

• chemical adulterants

• bacterial contamination

can be in cereal grains, corn and nuts and can cause acute toxicosis in people an anorexia in dogs

mycotoxins

largest chemical contamination of pet food in history and contracted from eating wet cuts and gravy

melamine-cyanric acid