Sales of probiotic-fed chicken products in the United States have increased 34 percent in the last year due to the demand for antibiotic-free poultry.

Greater shopper interest in healthier and safer eating is triggering changes in the production and merchandising of ground meat and poultry.

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) plays an important role in processing wastewater streams containing heavy loads of fats, oils, greases, and organic and inorganic particles.

Whether to standardize equipment and spare parts is one of the enduring debates of engineering, maintenance and spare parts management.

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.

Average poultry production for the last 12 months is at an all-time high and is up 4.4 percent from the prior year. There are, however, some tentative signs of slower growth moving through early 2016.

New equipment features on slicers are making the dissembling process easier, as well as improving food safety and employee safety.

There are several misconceptions about what acceptance inspection is, what it is used for and even if it is valid in today’s world of third-party audits and government oversight.

To maintain food safety in the meat industry and help minimize the threat of foodborne illness, it is important for meat and poultry operators to manage apparel as they would machinery and work surfaces.

The evolution in meat and poultry producers embracing automated systems includes leveraging a new generation of mixers that allows plants to more accurately add ingredients while maintaining precise operating cycles and reducing human interaction.