Food Standards Agency Codes

Name	Notation	Description	Types	Status
Name Thermal treatment (heating for preservation)	Notation A07HR	Description Treating with heat with one of different techniques (for pres...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Raw, no heat treatment	Notation A07HS	Description No heat treatment has been applied	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Low pasteurisation (thermisation)	Notation A07HT	Description Pasteurising at a temperature-time combination less effective...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Pasteurisation	Notation A07HV	Description Subject to heat treatment with a time-temperature combination...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name High pasteurisation (extending shelf life)	Notation A07HX	Description Heat treating at a temperature-time combination that exceeds ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name UHT	Notation A07HY	Description Treating with UHT (Ultra high temperature), processing the pr...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Statical sterilisation (in batch or package)	Notation A07HZ	Description Subject to a thermal treatment (in batch form) that eliminate...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Hot-filling	Notation A07JA	Description Filling at high temperature in a heat resistant tight contain...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Physical decontamination treatment	Notation A07JB	Description Term including all physical (non-heat) treatments to reduce o...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name High pressure treating (pascalisation)	Notation A07JC	Description Subject to a method of preserving and sterilizing food, in wh...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Micro-filtering	Notation A07JD	Description Treating with a membrane technical filtration process which r...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Cleaning	Notation A07JE	Description Treating in order to remove surface particles or dirt, like i...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Brushing	Notation A07JF	Description Treating on surface with brushes to remove soil or other extr...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Washing	Notation A07JG	Description Treating on surface with water or washing solutions, to remov...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Centrifugal cleaning	Notation A07JH	Description Treating in a centrifugal equipment, in order to separate ext...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Irradiation	Notation A07JJ	Description Sterilising by action of ionizing radiation	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Vacuum-packing	Notation A07JK	Description Packing in a tight envelope or container (usually flexible) w...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Acidifying	Notation A07JM	Description Adding with acid(s) in order to reduce pH below the range whe...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Carbonating	Notation A07JN	Description Enriching in carbon dioxide (especially for liquids)	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Preserving with salt	Notation A07JP	Description Preserving by reducing the water activity using salt (particu...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Preserving with sugars	Notation A07JQ	Description Preserving by reducing the water activity using sugars (parti...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Candying	Notation A07JR	Description Placing in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture fro...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Preserving with preserving additives	Notation A07JS	Description Treating by addition of chemicals with anti-microbial propert...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Marinating	Notation A07JT	Description Marination is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, oft...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Smoking	Notation A07JV	Description Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving f...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Biological treatment	Notation A07JX	Description Preserving by action of microorganisms	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Yeast fermentation	Notation A07JY	Description preserving by yeast fermentation	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Bacteria fermentation	Notation A07JZ	Description Treated by controlled bacterial fermentation, with specific n...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Mould culturing	Notation A07KA	Description Treating by culturing with mould (specific strains not repres...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Enzyme treatment	Notation A07KB	Description Treating with specific enzymes (allowed for food)	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Pickling	Notation A07KC	Description Pickling, also known as brining or corning is the process of ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Curing	Notation A07KD	Description Curing refers to various food preservation and flavouring pro...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Subtraction of water	Notation A07KE	Description Treating in a way to reduced the water content	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Concentration / evaporation	Notation A07KF	Description Increase in certain contents by removal of water and/or other...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Drying (dehydration)	Notation A07KG	Description Transformation of moist food/feed into its solid - dry form d...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Freeze-drying (lyophilisation)	Notation A07KH	Description Subject to action of vacuum in frozen status in order to full...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Air / heat drying	Notation A07KJ	Description Drying by effect of air (most commonly hot air)	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Sun drying	Notation A07KK	Description Drying by exposing to the effect of sun (usually in the open ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Semi-drying (e.g. Fruits)	Notation A07KL	Description Drying to a water content low enough to guarantee microbiolog...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Condensing milk (concentration + sugars)	Notation A07KM	Description Subject to the particular process of evaporation combined wit...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Lowering temperature	Notation A07KN	Description Subject to a low temperature treatment (and storage), to impr...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Chilling	Notation A07KP	Description Lowering in temperature, but still above the freezing point, ...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Freezing	Notation A07KQ	Description Preserving by freezing sufficiently rapidly to avoid spoilage...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Iqf freezing (flash/blast freezing)	Notation A07KR	Description Preserving by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Preservation treatments not changing nature	Notation A0BYG	Description The facet descriptor refers to those types of treatment that ...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Protective packing	Notation A0BYM	Description Process of packing food in a package in order to protect it f...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Aseptic filling	Notation A0BYN	Description Process of filling sterilised food into a pre-sterilised pack...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Canning / jarring	Notation A0BYP	Description Process of packing food into rigid container like cans or jar...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Aspiration	Notation A0BZG	Description Process generally used e.g. to remove dust, fine particles an...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Desliming	Notation A0BZL	Description Process used to remove the slime layer on the surface	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Spray drying	Notation A0C0C	Description Reducing the moisture content of a liquid by creating a spray...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Preservation with substances / ingredients	Notation A0C0N	Description The facet descriptor refers to preservation obtained using i...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Modification with substances / ingredients	Notation A0C0P	Description The facet descriptor refers to treatments transforming one fo...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental
Name Ripening	Notation A0C6F	Description Process combining fermentation, maturation (particularly by e...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Fermentation	Notation A0CQZ	Description physica-chemical modification due to the activity (metabolism...	Types food type, Concept	Status experimental
Name Brining	Notation A0F2N	Description Treatment with a salt brine (for preservation, with additiona...	Types Concept, food type	Status experimental