M.I. Vocabulary

before death or slaughter

castrated male or swine

meat derived from cattle one year or older

mature male swine

Rectum

dressed body of cattle, sheep, swine or goat.

large intestine of swine

products unfit for food as judged by inspectors

general build, form, shape, or outline of a carcass or cut

meat salted or brined with or without sugar, spice, nitrates

Food and Drug Administration

superficial layer of facia of lamb carcass

any edible part of the striated muscle of an animal used for food

swine testicles

Food Safety and Inspection Service

heart, liver, and gizzard of a bird

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points is a system of process control aimed on ensuring food safety by anticipating food borne hazards and instituting appropriate controls to prevent their occurrence

stomach of swine

fatty portion of hog carcass between shoulder and jaw; usually cured and under a variety of trade names; butts, squares, etc.

clean, lawful. meat slaughtered according to Hebrew or Talmudic law

rendered hog fat

lungs

tuberculin reactors

vacuum device used to remove lungs in slaughtered birds

cystic form of tapeworm (Taenia species) in beef or pork

the dressed flesh (mainly striated muscle) from cattle, swine, sheep, and goats; all others must be qualified as horse meat, ect.

edible parts such as hearts, sweetbreads, livers, kidneys, tongues and brains from cattle, swine, sheep, or goats.

Meat and Poultry Inspection Program

products other than carcass, includes edible parts - tongue, liver, and glands used pharmaceutically

thoracic viscera, including liver in swine

after death. refers to inspection, examination of viscera and carcass

in food preperation, the application of heat to sterilize food in containers; may be in water or by steam pressure

a carcass-grading factor including color, texture, grain and marbling of carcass

refers to the "corporate" oversight function; the "corporate" product quality objectives and goals are clearly stated and affirm that the quality control program is functioning and achieving the goals and objectives

an on-line or production function that establishes and administers the day-to-day policies, procedures, and programs at the plant level.

refers to inspection of carcass that is hanging from the rail or track

cut carodid artery and let animal bleed to death

thymus gland of calves, cervical and thoracic portions

Trichinella spiralis: nematodes of swine transmissible to man

clean denuded rumen and reticulum

United States Department of Agriculture

meat from younge cattle, usually 1-3 months old

all organs of thoracic and abdominal cavities

passed in 1968; brought about revisions in poultry-inspection requirements

fatal pneumonia in man caused by inhaling anthrax spores