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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > disease and pest management > control methods > plant and animal inspection > food inspection
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > administrative management > quality control > plant and animal inspection > food inspection
Preferred Term:

food inspection

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
plant and animal inspection
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40344
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