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Processing Tech

Banking on better trimming, deboning

October 28, 2019

Sometimes the advantages of using automated and robotic trimming and deboning equipment are not about the technology and equipment in and of itself, but the engineering of the whole line that can aid in speed and other efficiencies along with food and worker safety.

Processing Tech

Workplace training and auditing in meat and poultry plants

Course correction: As plant employees are increasingly given more responsibilities, processors must ensure their training is up to speed.

Megan Pellegrini

October 24, 2019

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This spring, the Trump administration announced plans to shift food safety inspections in hog plants to plant employees, cutting as much as 40 percent of federal inspectors on slaughter lines in some plants.

State of the Industry 2019 | Animal Welfare

State of Animal Welfare 2019

Get back to the basics

Kurt D. Vogel PhD

October 23, 2019

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The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Animal Welfare Lab's summary of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) humane handling regulatory activity from 2018 identified ineffective stunning as the most common cause of suspension.

AAMP

Wild game processors make the most of game season

Christopher Young

October 18, 2019

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The fall is often one of the busiest times of the year for wild game processors. Many are not only processing wild game, but also preparing for the hectic rush of the holiday season that is not far behind.

Diller Locker Company Meat Snack Products

No slowdown in sight for meat snacks

Consumers continue to turn to jerky, meat sticks and more to satisfy their hunger.

Sam Gazdziak

October 10, 2019

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For the last several years, meat snacks have been a fast-growing and profitable segment of the meat industry. New brands were launched and new flavors were introduced.

Process Expo Preview

2019 Process Expo

Andy Drennan

September 23, 2019

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For four days in October, Chicago will be at the heart of the global food and beverage industry as it plays host to Process Expo.

Processing Tech

Safeguard meat and poultry processing equipment with timely, accurate lubrication

Relief with grease: Meat and poultry processors can extend the life of machinery by ensuring workers lubricate equipment in a timely and accurate manner.

Richard Mitchell

September 19, 2019

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Lubrication is a lifeblood of meat and poultry processing. Without regularly and properly greasing machinery, operations can grind to a halt, or at least necessitate the replacement or repair of equipment and cause production slowdowns.

Special Report

Portion control comes of age

Consumer interest in healthy eating and sustainability triggers the rollout of proteins in specifics size and weights.

Richard Mitchell

September 18, 2019

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Producing and merchandising meat and poultry in sizes that meet consumers' sharper focus on health and sustainability is becoming more prevalent.

Meat Science Review

Poultry chilling and shelf life

Effects of water chilling vs. air chilling on shelf life of poultry products

Toni L. Duarte Aeriel Belk Jennifer N. Martin Keith E. Belk Jonathan Eisen David Coil Jessica L. Metcalf Xiang Yang

September 12, 2019

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In the U.S., water immersion chilling (WC) is commonly used to chill poultry while other regions of the world, such as the European Union (E.U.), prefer air chilling (AC).

Guest Column | Ag Advocacy

Why meat and poultry processors need to build relationships with restaurants, retailers

As the animal-rights movement becomes more aggressive, everyone in the supply chain needs to work together to remain focused on our goal: providing a safe and abundant food supply.

Casey Kinler

September 11, 2019

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This summer, the dairy industry was dealt a hard hand with animal rights groups releasing multiple videos taken by "undercover" animal-rights activists employed on farms in Indiana, Nebraska and Texas.