Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/9/318.300
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9 CFR 318.300 - Definitions. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 9 › Chapter III › Subchapter A › Part 318 › Subpart G › Section 318.300 9 CFR 318.300 - Definitions.
§ 318.300 Definitions.
Canned product. A meat food product with a water activity above 0.85 which receives a thermal process either before or after being packed in a hermetically sealed container. Unless otherwise specified, the term “product” as used in this subpart G shall mean “canned product.” (e)
Net headspace. The vertical distance between the level of the product (generally the liquid surface) in an upright rigid container and the inside surface of the lid.
Incubation tests. Tests in which the thermally processed product is kept at a specific temperature for a specified period of time in order to determine if outgrowth of microorganisms occurs. (l)
Initial temperature. The temperature, determined at the initiation of a thermal process cycle, of the contents of the coldest container to be processed. (m)
Low acid product. A canned product in which any component has a pH value above 4.6. (n)
Process schedule. The thermal process and any specified critical factors for a given canned product required to achieve shelf stability. (o)
Process temperature. The minimum temperature(s) of the heating medium to be maintained as specified in the process schedule. (p)
Process time. The intended time(s) a container is to be exposed to the heating medium while the heating medium is at or above the process temperature(s). (q)
Processing authority. The person(s) or organization(s) having expert knowledge of thermal processing requirements for foods in hermetically sealed containers, having access to facilities for making such determinations, and designated by the establishment to perform certain functions as indicated in this subpart. (r) Program employee. Any inspector or other individual employed by the Department or any cooperating agency who is authorized by the Secretary to do any work or perform any duty in connection with the Program (see § 301.2(f)). (s)
Retort. A pressure vessel designed for thermal processing of product packed in hermetically sealed containers. (t)
Seals. Those parts of a semirigid container and lid or of a flexible container that are fused together in order to hermetically close the container. (u)
Shelf stability. The condition achieved by application of heat, sufficient, alone or in combination with other ingredients and/or treatments, to render the product free of microorganisms capable of growing in the product at nonrefrigerated conditions (over 50 °F or 10 °C) at which the product is intended to be held during distribution and storage. Shelf stability and shelf stable are synonymous with commercial sterility and commercially sterile, respectively. (v)
Thermal process. The heat treatment necessary to achieve shelf stability as determined by the establishment's processing authority. It is quantified in terms of: (1) Time(s) and temperature(s); or (2) Minimum product temperature. (w)
Venting. The removal of air from a retort before the start of process timing. (x)
Water activity. The ratio of the water vapor pressure of the product to the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature. This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeU.S. Code: Title 7 - AGRICULTURE§ 138f - Fees§ 450 - Cooperation with State agencies in administration and enforcement of laws relating to marketing of agricultural products and control or eradication of plant...and pests; coordination of administration of Federal and State laws§ 1901 - Findings and declaration of policy§ 1902 - Humane methods§ 1903 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069§ 1904 - Methods research; designation of methods§ 1905 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069§ 1906 - Exemption of ritual slaughter
9 CFR 318.302 — Thermal Processing.
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