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Meat Preparation Fact Sheets
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Venison, antelope, boar, and other exotic species are now farm raised in the United States, and are under voluntary USDA inspection. Learn about the safe handling of these products. The scientific background behind drying food to make it safe and ...More…
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Q. What is Yersinia enterocolitica?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Information on prevention of illness caused by Yersinia enterocolitica during the process of preparing chitterlings. Chitterlings are a popular dish served in many parts of the United States. Also called "chitlins," they are the large intestines ...More…
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What is Veal?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — A comprehensive background piece on the safe handling, preparation, and storage of veal. A calf is a young bovine of either sex that has not reached puberty (up to about 9 months of age), and has a maximum live weight of 750 pounds. About fifteen ...More…
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Types of Sausages
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Summer sausage, kielbasa, bologna, bratwurst: The list goes on and on. There are so many varieties of sausage. How long can you store them - and where? Are they fully cooked or not? The following background information will answer these questions ...More…
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Fresh Pork...from Farm to Table
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Although pork is the number one meat consumed in the world, U.S. consumption dropped during the 1970s, largely because its high fat content caused health-conscious Americans to choose leaner meats. Today's hogs have much less fat due to improved ...More…
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Rabbit From Farm to Table
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Like other lean meat, poultry, and fish, rabbit meat is a good source of high quality protein. The meat is fine grained and mild flavored. Rabbits sold in the United States for food are commonly crosses between New Zealand and Belgian varieties, ...More…
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Lamb...from Farm to Table
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Information for consumers about the raising of lamb for food and its safe handling and preparation. Lamb is the oldest domesticated meat species. It has been raised by humans beginning about 9,000 years ago in the Middle East. In many countries, ...More…
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Definitions
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Whether you call it a frankfurter, hot dog, wiener, or bologna, it's a cooked sausage and a year-round favorite. They can be made from beef, pork, turkey, chicken, or a combination - the label must state which. And there are Federal standards of ...More…
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Definition
Food Safety & Inspection Service — They can be fresh, cook-before-eating, cooked, picnic, and country types. There are so many kinds, and their storage times and cooking times can be quite confusing. This background information serves to carve up the facts and make them easier to ...More…
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Background on Goat
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Goat is thought to have been the earliest animal domesticated besides sheep and dogs. Cave art 10,000 to 20,000 years ago indicates that goats were common and important then. At the present time, goats provide the principle source of animal ...More…
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Jerky and Food Safety
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Scientific background behind drying food to make it safe and the safest procedure to follow when making homemade jerky. When raw meat or poultry is dehydrated at home - either in a warm oven or a food dehydrator - to make jerky which will be ...More…
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Food Safety Of Farm-Raised Game
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Answers to common question about the food safety of farm-raised game and exotic animal species that fall under voluntary USDA inspection. Venison, antelope, boar, pheasant, and other exotic species are now farm raised in the United States, and ...More…