food processing

[food prah-ses-ing]

noun

1. the changing of agricultural products into something that humans or animals can eat.

2. the use of a food processor to prepare an ingredient.

Example Sentences

A San Bernardino County spokesperson said the county has the authority to inspect for disease control and “general health and sanitation,” but he later said the reviews are limited to the facilities’ food processing and service.

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“Yes, our inspections are limited to food processing and service,” confirmed San Bernardino health department spokesperson Francis Delapaz.

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A food processing plant in Vernon has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts and will pay more than $6 million after it was criminally charged for a hazardous nitrogen gas leak in 2020 that killed two workers.

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The World Economic Forum predicts that by 2030, some 92 million jobs will be taken from humans because of A.I.—though the group also predicts that 170 million new positions will be created, “with the jobs expected to see the most growth including farmworkers, delivery drivers, construction workers, salespeople and food processing workers.”

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A 19-year-old was killed when he fell into a meat grinder in a food processing facility in Vernon, and workers were killed at an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Yolo County.

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