Creating and maintaining an efficient and safe meat and poultry processing environment demands a steadfast focus on employee training. Yet getting management to adequately invest in programs, and workers to effectively embrace the necessary procedures, does not come easily.
In a wide embrace of technology, vision systems are being used throughout the entire process by meat and poultry processors. Some vision systems look at the quality of products at various points throughout the processing line. Some vision systems look at food safety standards. Then some vision systems look for label registration on packaging lines, as well as properly packaged product, proper seals and the presence of foreign materials.