Meat/Poultry

RSS

There is a significant amount of research regarding the potential impact of the use of antibiotics in animal feeds on the occurrence of antibiotic resistance.

Foreign material is introduced in two ways: via raw materials and internally by the production process. They offer different challenges and require specific strategies to address them.

Food allergens are a major safety concern for a segment of the population, yet it is not always possible to completely avoid including any of the eight major food allergens in a product.

Antimicrobials can be used during multiple steps of poultry processing to create a multi-hurdle approach to minimizing contamination.

Planning for major disruptions in plant processes is critical to minimize financial costs to the facility and to protect consumers.

This hardy pathogen demands extra vigilance, particularly from meat and ready-to-eat processors.

Campylobacter has been found to be the most common bacteria causing human gastroenteritis in the world.

The use of antibiotics in both human healthcare and the production of livestock leads to the emergence of resistant pathogens, a growing and serious public health threat.

The control of L. monocytogenes in RTE meat products…relies on the use of intensive environmental sanitation programs.

Campylobacter are the most common bacteria associated with food poisoning and contamination in Europe, the U.S. and in the developing world.