March 2004

EDITOR'S JOURNAL

THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER

Serving Meat, Poultry, and Prepared Foods Processors

2004 Sourcebook

A Complete Reference
Guide to Suppliers
- When a job is not a career — Part 2
Technology Spotlight
- On the 'Rite' Track
FOOD SAFETY UPDATE/2004

- Uncle Sam Battles BSE
USDA used the December 2003 BSE discovery to reform how it tests for the disease, classifies risk material, and stuns cattle.
FOOD-SAFETY SUCCESS STRATEGIES
- All in a Day's Work
Food-safety combatants are ever challenging meat and poultry processors to maintain an aggressive offense.
- Tracking Solutions
Animal identification and traceback capabilities proliferate, as the establishment of a national animal identification system moves to the government’s front burner.
- Open to Ozone
Ozone and UV technologies shed new light on pathogen intervention.
- Antimicrobial Action
Potent food-surface treatments that reduce levels of pathogenic bacteria enhance meat and poultry processors’ food-safety and quality programs.
- Rapid Testing Ground
Fast and accurate testing and analyzing of products take the guesswork out of meat and poultry processing.
LUBRICANT REPORT
- Lubrication Evolution on Fast-forward
Food-grade lubricants play a more important role as meat and poultry processors keep increasing productivity while demanding enhanced food safety.
- Associations
A comprehensive listing of the major trade groups and associations serving meat, poultry, and prepared foods processors, complete with contact information.
INDEX
- The Product Guide
- The Supplier Guide
- Classifieds Advertiser's Index