TOMRA Sorting Food presented a detector for the chicken woody breast condition at IPPE (International Production & Processing Expo), where it received a lot of interest. The Expo was held in Atlanta, Georgia, January 31 to February 2.
Utilizing the established QVision analyzer technology, TOMRA has expanded the range of applications for its offering in the meat market and is now able to detect chicken woody breast, a myopathy of hard or ‘woody’ texture found in some chicken breast muscles. The condition is not harmful to humans, but it makes the chicken breast unpleasant to eat, giving it a tough and chewy character.