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Processing plants currently have implemented the following
programs to ensure safe products:
Feed withdrawal programs and the verification of programs
to ensure ideal bird condition
The use of counterflow scalders. Counterflow scalders are
designed so that the chickens are cleaner upon exiting the scalder
Routine process control monitoring and adjustment of
evisceration equipment as a mechanical preventive measure against fecal
contamination
Product temperature control through delivery to the
customer. Additional plant programs for ensuring food safety are as
follows:
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s) to ensure
plant cleanliness prior to the start of operations and throughout the
processing day.
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) include training and
monitoring with regard to employee hygiene, product handling practices,
and facility maintenance.
Foreign Material Controls include product inspection
programs, tool inventory control programs, and metal detection where
applicable.
Food Ingredient and Finished Product traceability
Auditing programs to ensure food safety practice standards
are met at copackers, warehouses, and cold storage facilities.
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