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NALT Full

Fields of Study
food science
food safety
CAC performance criterion

Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
food science
food safety
CAC performance criterion

Preferred term

CAC performance criterion

Type

Topic

Definition

The effect in frequency and/or concentration of a hazard in a food that must be achieved by the application of one or more control measures to provide or contribute to a PO [performance objective] or an FSO [food safety objective].
Source: Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Nineteenth edition. World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2010
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

food safety

Related concepts

Synonyms

CAC performance criteria
PC (CAC performance criterion)

Source

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

In other languages

criterio de desempeño, CAC

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137571

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