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An oily, tallow taste caused by oxidation of milkfat in butter.

To coat with a thin layer of metal.

It stands for microfiltration. It separates dissolved and non-dissolved components through an open structure membrane using low pressure. It is used to remove bacteria.

These are particles that clump together in a colloidal suspension.

Sometimes used instead of microorganism, but usually means just bacteria.

A measurement of distance that is used for very small distances. 1 µm is 1 x 10-6m or 0.000,001 m long (one-millionth of a meter or one-thousandth of a millimetre). Microorganisms are this small, which is where the name “micro” in microorganism comes from. The common term for micrometre is micron.

A tiny organism such as a virus or bacteria that can only be seen under a microscope. Some microorganisms can make you sick.

Something that is not made of animal or vegetable matter. An example is the salt in seawater.

Reduce the risk of the hazard hurting you, for example, wearing earmuffs when working in a noisy place.

Ministry for Primary Industries; the government department responsible for food safety in New Zealand.