While many meat and poultry processors have long used fat analysis systems to measure leanness levels, evolving technologies are making it simpler for the operators to perform readings.

Nina Teicholz’s new book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat & Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, takes a critical look at the belief that a low-fat diet is good for you

Gregory Bloom, contributor to The National Provisioner and Independent Processor, sat down with investigative journalist Nina Teicholz, who reveals that everything we know about dietary fats may be wrong.

Products such as ground beef, sausages or hams are dependent on many factors to result in a delicious end product. Fat content cannot be ignored or dismissed in that process.