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FlammableA chemical that is easily set on fire. | |
FlashInstantaneous evaporation. | |
Fluid bedA dryer in which hot or cold air is passed upwards through a dense layer of powder on a perforated tray. This aerates the powder, providing for heat transfer between the air and product. | |
FluidisedMoves like a fluid. | |
FluxThe rate of extraction of the liquid passing through the membrane (permeate) measured in litres per square metre of membrane surface area per hour (l/m2/h) | |
Food borne infectionWhen you eat a food product that is contaminated with a pathogen. The pathogens make toxins in your body, and the toxins make you sick. | |
Food poisoningWhen you eat a food product that has toxins from microorganisms in it. The toxins make you sick. | |
Food product safety hazardsHazards in the dairy process that if not controlled could cause a person that eats the dairy product to get sick. | |
Food safety hazardsThe things in the process (contaminants) that, if not controlled, will make someone who eats the product ill or harm them. | |
Foreign matterAn object in the dairy product that shouldn’t be there. Also known as foreign object, physical contaminant. | |