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As I listen to plant owners talk about the issues they have had in this area and I read the humane handling incidents information provided by FSIS, I have noticed a recurring theme in plants that have had multiple issues with mis-stuns.
Increasingly, consumers want their meat to be raised and slaughtered in a humane way. Is the protein industry changing to better meet consumer expectations?
In 2015, 96 humane handling enforcement actions were posted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Web site.
Of the many processes necessary to take a live animal and convert it to meat suitable for the dinner table, the kill step has long been the most controversial.
Jarvis Products Corporation is introducing the new Model USSS-1/2 pneumatically operated, high speed captive bolt stunner- especially designed for reliable stunning of pork and veal.
Humane handling and stunning audits have become a normal part of verification activities for quality assurance personnel at most North American slaughter establishments