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FOOD QUALITY

Food quality includes the appearance of food, as well as its texture, flavor, grade standards, and certain internal factors. Food of low or poor quality is not considered good for human consumption. For commercial use of food, its quality must be maintained up to a desired standard. These standards are set

by regulatory authorities for the safety of consumers.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

ADULTERATED: weakened or lessened in purity by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance COMMERCIAL: suitable, adequate, or prepared for commerce CONTAMINATION: spoilage of a food item to the point where it becomes unfit for eating GUIDELINES: a given set of rules to be followed

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