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Food Traceability Rule: Part 2—Definitions and Acronyms

Razieh Farzad andStephanie R. Brown


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The industry concerned with processing, preparing, preserving, distributing, and serving of foods and beverages.

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The set of words or expressions used for a particular subject.

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The process of monitoring the movement of products from production to consumption and vice versa.

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The Florida Sea Grant College Program supports research and education activities that help Florida's shoreline communities, industries and citizens wisely use the state's coastal and marine resources.
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