食品安全 (food safety) 為食品到達顧客手中之後,與衛生和無害性相關的任何問題。(any problem related to hygiene and harmlessness of the food that reaches consumers.)
食品品質 (food quality) 聚焦在食品產業已經完成或者正在進行中各種階段中的產品、過程、及過程管理有關的任何問題,包括飼料生產、主要產品生產、食品加工、儲存、運輸、與銷售。 (focus on products, processes and process management have been and are still being developed for the different stages of the agri-food industry, including feed production, primary production, food processing, storage, transport, and retail.)