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Organisms that are microscopic in size, which under suitable conditions can grow rapidly. Some bacteria are harmful, causing food to spoil or to become diseased, while others are created intentionally in order to make antibiotics or to begin a fermentation process in foods, such as yogurt, and beverages.

A term customarily applied to the meat of a pig that is under a year old. The pig carcass is generally split into two sides of pork; each consisting of four primal cuts known as the shoulder, loin, leg/ham, and side/belly.