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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > food science > food safety > on-farm food safety
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > food science > food safety > on-farm food safety
Preferred Term:

on-farm food safety

Definition:
Strategies and practices performed at the site of the production of food commodities in order to decrease the risk of foodborne illness.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
food safety
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • pre-harvest food safety
  • preharvest food safety
  • pre harvest food safety
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9441
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