Ground-beef and sausage products have seen a boost in popularity over the last few years, for several reasons. Both products are popular for their taste and versatility, certainly, but they are also popular because of their price points.

General differences exist between frozen meat products and many other frozen foods. The most obvious difference is the size of the product pieces, with most frozen meat products having larger masses. This results in longer freezing times and higher operating costs for many meat and poultry processors.

Properly designed facilities, easy-to-access equipment and motivated employees all contribute to plant sanitation.

As automated systems improve, processors continue to push harder to get even better yields off carcasses.

Not all bacon is created equal. From the farm to processing, the differences in bacons are vast with small dissimilarities in any area giving the products the attributes that they have.

Stuffing and grinding processes continue to improve operationally and in terms of product quality.

Each year, regulations for wastewater treatment have become more stringent, challenging processors to develop new environmental initiatives and facilitate new technologies.

Metal detectors have long been famous at airport security checkpoints for their ability to keep unwanted objects off planes. Now X-ray scanners at airports have brought X-ray technology to the forefront of the public’s eye for their accurate ability to identify more materials that could be concealed.