Leveraging post-processing pasteurization technologies and methodologies is vital if meat and poultry processors are to eradicate the threat of pathogens throughout the production cycle.
Meat and poultry processors are under the food safety microscope. With the U.S. Department of Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion reporting foodborne illnesses sicken 48 million Americans each year, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, the regulatory pressure is on operators to maximize their safety protocols.
To reduce the risk, it is crucial that meat and poultry processors focus on food safety throughout the operational cycle, and that includes the pivotal post-processing pasteurization stage.