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Processing & Slaughter: Page 27
Processing & Slaughter
HACCP as used by poultry processors much different from NASA version
The Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point system used today by meat and poultry processors, as regulated by the Food Safety and Inspection service, is much different than the version of HACCP as developed by Pillsbury and NASA in the late 1960s.
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Processing & Slaughter
Three key areas for yield maximization in poultry processing
In all processing plants the most important driver for reducing cost is yield. Maximizing yield and yield value is the difference between average and outstanding returns, and in some cases making a profit or losing money.
Processing & Slaughter
Sanderson Farms changing site for poultry processing complex
Sanderson Farms Inc. has announced that Nash County, N.C., will not be the site for a new poultry processing complex. Sanderson Farms, which made the decision together with the officials of Nash County as a result of various timing issues, had previously announced that sites in Nash County had been selected for the location of a new poultry processing complex subject to various contingencies.
Processing & Slaughter
JBS buys Brazil poultry processor Agroveneto
JBS SA has signed an agreement to buy Brazilian poultry processor Agroveneto for 128 million reais (US$63.02 million), further expanding its recent entry into Brazil's poultry sector, according to reports. JBS will take on Agroveneto's debts, and will give the owners 10 million reais (US$4.91 million) worth of JBS shares.
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Poultry processor Peco Foods expanding feed mill, processing plant
Poultry processor Peco Foods is investing $13.8 million in expanding a feed mill in Newark, Ark., and a processing plant in Batesville, Ark., a plan which will add 300 jobs to the area, according to the company. Peco Foods is headquartered in Alabama, and also has complexes in Mississippi.
Processing & Slaughter
The importance of ergonomics in poultry processing plants
Modern poultry processing may be highly automated, but it is still dependent on a properly functioning workforce. With this in mind, it is essential that processing plant managers are fully aware of how ergonomics impacts on worker performance along the various stages of the processing line and achieve the correct balance between plant operating costs and the needs of the personnel that allow its function.
Processing & Slaughter
2013 International Production & Processing Expo to host poultry care conference
As part of the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo education schedule, the American Meat Institute and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will host a conference for poultry processors, Animal Care and Handling – Focus on Poultry. Taught by leading experts in the field, the program will provide poultry processors with in-depth instruction on best practices for poultry handling and transportation, current stunning systems technology, and will address factors that can impact welfare and affect poultry quality.
Processing & Slaughter
Meyn Poultry Processing appoints global sales director
Meyn Poultry Processing Solutions has appointed Scott Russell to the position of global sales director. In 2000, Russell was asked to lead Meyn’s North America operation.
Processing & Slaughter
High-speed poultry processing and management challenges
Luckily for those who work in the broiler industry, with each day that goes by, chicken consolidates its position as the meat most in demand. In response to this growing demand, manufacturers of processing machinery have been driven to develop more sophisticated equipment that can process chickens quicker, achieving high levels of quality and performance.
Processing & Slaughter
Sanderson Farms wins Clean Water Award at poultry further processing facility
Sanderson Farms, the third largest poultry producer in the U.S., is committed to taking a fresh approach to everything it does, and not only where its poultry products are concerned but company wide. That approach earned the Laurel, Miss.-based company the prestigious Clean Water Award at its lone further processing plant located in Flowood, Miss.
Processing & Slaughter
Virginia poultry processors donate turkey to food bank
Virginia poultry processors Cargill, the Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative and Perdue Farms donated 8,650 pounds of turkey meat to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in response to a challenge set by the state governor's "Governor's Bowl" Food and Fund Drive and to highlight June as Virginia Turkey Lovers Month. “We’re thrilled to have the support of the poultry industry at a time when food donations from manufacturers have been declining,” said Larry Zippin, CEO of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Processing & Slaughter
JBT announces $4 million contracts with poultry processor
JBT Corporation's JBT FoodTech business has signed contracts totaling in excess of $4 million with a global poultry processing company to supply portioning and freezing solutions. JBT FoodTech will supply and integrate multiple DSI portioning systems and GYRoCOMPACT M10 freezers, which the company says will improve operating efficiencies and further automate the customer's processing capabilities for various poultry products.
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