Meat Science Exam 1W

What is meat/

The flesh of an animal used as food

Red meat includes

beef, lamb, and pork

White meat includes

poultry and fish

Scientific term for cow

bovine

Scientific term for sheep

Ovine

Scientific term for pig

Porcine

Scientific term for goat

caprine

Scientific term for horse

equine

Cow meat < 3 months

Veal

Cow meat 1-2 years

Beef

Sheep meat 3-9 months

lamb

Sheep meat >2 years

Mutton

Pig meat 3-9 months

Butcher Hog

Carcass definition

eviscerated body of domestic animals

Variety Meat definition

edible organs

Reclaimed Meat definition

products obtained from bone, fat, or blood

Processed meat definition

considered any meat which has been modified in order to either improve the taste or to extend shelf life

Muscle Contains

All of the above

What is muscle cells?

Contractile apparatus

What is adipose tissue?

Fat

What is connective tissue?

Glue

What is nervous tissue?

heart, brain, digestive

What is epithelial tissue?

skin

What is a normal meat color for beef?

Bright cherry red

What is a normal meat color for pork?

Pink

What is a stressed meat color for beef?

Dark/ Maroon

What is a stressed meat color for pork?

Light/ Pale

Which state is the #1 beef producer?

Texas

What sector of meat production is the fastest growing?

Poultry

Approximately ___% of beef produced today is boxed

90

Pioneers in boxed beef..

All of the above

Is there a relationship between inspection and grading?

No

Meat inspection is a ______ service

mandatory

Meat grading is a _______ service

voluntary

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

FSIS

Food Safety & Inspection Services

AMS

Agricultural Marketing Service

In ___ Upton Sinclair released ____

1906 The Jungle

The Jungle lead to

Meat Inspection Act of 1906

SSOP

Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

Antemortem

before death

Postmortem

after death

The Federal Government will inspect meat if its

interstate

The State Government will inspect meat if its

Intrastate

what year was the Wholesome Meat Act passed

1967

What was the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967

Required states to have inspection programs that are “equal to” the federal government

Texas Meat Inspection Act (1969)

Texas meat inspection

Talmadge-Aiken Agreement

Federal inspection by state inspectors

Curtis Amendment

Custom slaughters-cutters-processors of: farm animals and game animals for hunters

Farmers Exemption

When meat is used by the farmer for their own, family, or nonpaying use

What is the HACCP?

A preventative system for assuring the production of safe food production

The three hazards

All of the above

Physical hazards can harm ____ consumer(s)

one

Biological hazards can harm ____ consumer(s)

multiple

What caused the HACCP

E.Coli outbreak at Jack in the Box 1992-1993

When did HACCP become mandatory?

1996

Goal of HACCP-FSIS

Control and reduce harmful bacteria on raw meat and poultry

What are the 7 HACCP principles?

Conduct a hazard analysis, determine critical control points, establish critical limits, establish monitoring procedures, establish corrective actions, verification procedures, maintain record-keeping.

GRAS

Generally Considered As Safe