Food Operations
What are 3 of the 5 operations of the food industry?
Production
Harvesting
Processing
Transportation
Marketing
Which agency focuses on protecting the public from foodborne illness?
USDA
What are the 2 types of food sources?
Plant and Animal
What are the 3 grades of beef we would see in the grocery store? (order highest to lowest)
Prime
Choice
Select
What is the largest size of egg you can buy?
Jumbo
What is the definition of best yield?
Best/Highest Quality Product
Standards that gives buyers and sellers common language
Quality Grades
What are the 2 meat categories?
Meat/Poultry
Fish/Shellfish
AA
A
B
(Besides: Prime, Choice and Select) What are the other 3 grades of beef?
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Define Migratory Worker...
Moves from place to place for harvest
What does the FDA do?
Responsible for ensuring safety and labeling
What are the 3 types of fats?
Oils
Saturated
Unsaturated
True/False: A fresh egg has a large air cell?
False
Three Types of Retail Stores?
Supermarkets
Convenience Stores
Multipurpose Retailers
It is a Value Added product
What are the four things consumers can do to ensure food safety?
Clean (hands/surfaces)
Separate (no cross contamination)
Cook (to correct temperature)
Chill (refrigerate)
Rice with every meal
What are the 4 factors that go into grading an egg?
Shell
Air Cell
Yolk
White
What are 3 examples in which a product is sold to a target audience?
GMO
Grass Fed
Vegan
All Natural
NO added Hormones
Antibiotic Free
What are the 3 main types of food transportation?
Trains, Planes, Trucks
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
What is one religious food custom we talked about in class?
India doesn't eat cow
What happens with eggs with broken shells?
Discarded/Thrown Away
What book helped revolutionize the meat industry?
The Jungle