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Rancidity

When something has a rank, unpleasant smell or taste. It often happens in fats and oils.

RCA

Root Cause Analysis.

Recall

When product is called back from the customer because of a major quality or food product safety issue.

Reconstitute

To restore a dried product to its original state by adding water to it.

Reference test method

An approved method which all other methods of testing are compared with.

Regime

The order in which things are done.

Rennet (animal)

Rennet (chymosin) is an enzyme extracted from the (4th) compartment of the stomach of young calves. It is a proteolytic enzyme that causes casein to coagulate.

Rennet alternatives

Vegetable – made from plants, e.g. thistle, nettle.
Microbial – acquired from mould.
Recombinant - made using gene technology.

Repetitive

Over and over again.

Representative sample

A sample which represents the unit from which it is taken from.

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