By Scott Potter, Vice President at Able Electropolishing
All it takes is a single outbreak of a foodborne illness for a food producer’s reputation and sales to plummet. Often caused by mishandling or unsanitary equipment, foodborne illnesses can make consumers extremely ill, and in some unfortunate cases, result in death. Proper sanitation standards are of extreme importance in the meat and poultry industry, where illness-causing bacteria such as salmonella can quickly accumulate and spread.