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  • Pack date

    Date of manufacturing, processing or packaging.  

  • Packaging

    Placing food in containers (metal, glass, plastic) suitable for distribution and protection from bacterial contamination, moisture loss, oxidative deterioration.  

  • P chart

    A type of attribute control chart that helps to monitor or control the percent of fraction defective pieces in a production run.  

  • P

    Average percent defective for the process, that is, the total number of defectives divided by the total number of units inspected and multiplied by 100. The value is expressed as a percentage.  

  • Oxygen scavenger

    An antioxidant.  

  • Overrun

    An increase in volume due to incorporated air during the freezing process.  

  • Outbreak

    The occurrence of two or more cases of a disease, associated in time and place so as to suggest a common source. A series of cases of a disease which starts suddenly. The sudden increase in the incidence of a disease or condition.  

  • Oriental

    Term applied to the preparation of various ingredients (fish, eggs, vegetables) cooked with tomatoes, flavored with garlic and sometimes spiced with saffron. Organisms that can grow or survive in a medium very low in humidity or of low water activity level.  

  • Organic foods

    Organic foods

    Foods grown without use of synthetic compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and/or livestock feed additives. Foods grown without chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Foods grown under specific regulations prohibiting the use of genetically modified foods and ingredients, chemical fertilizers, pesticides or growth-promoting hormones. A term usually taken to mean a food grown without the aid…

  • Oregano

    Oregano

    A perennial herb used as a seasoning and oil. Oregano and marjoram are two names for the same herb, one name having a known origin, the other being a mystery. The known origin, that of oregano, extends back to ancient Greek where the herb was called origanon, a compound name made from oros, meaning mountain,…

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