This term has become recently popular when talking about the production process involved in animal agriculture.
In the beef industry, food safety is of particular importance. One particular pathogen, E. coli 0157:H7, often throws a wrench in the whole process--deeming recalls and alerts.
There are steps producers can take to help decrease the instance of E. coli on their end of the chain, and one such organization is making the process a lot simpler--the Beef Industry Food Safety Council or BIFSCo.