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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. disease and pest management
  3. control methods
  4. plant and animal inspection
  5. food inspection
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. administrative management
  3. quality control
  4. plant and animal inspection
  5. food inspection

Preferred term

food inspection

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Examination of foods to assure wholesome and clean products free from unsafe microbes or chemical contamination, natural or added deleterious substances, and decomposition during production, processing, packaging, etc.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40344

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