Guide to Meat and Poultry Equipment

Sanitation and regulations of meat and poultry equipment

By Nikki Davis

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Meat and poultry equipment has to be sanitary to process any animal product, and finding a quality store to provide that meat equipment should come easily. Meat market equipment should be thoroughly tested and approved before making its way to you, but being knowledgeable about the industry never hurts either.

Poultry processing equipment and meat processing machinery comes in many shapes and sizes. What you are planning to do with your meat will determine which one you choose.

To find out more about meat market equipment:

1. Search online for meat equipment and poultry machines.

2. Determine what sort of testing your chosen facility has undergone.

3. Purchase with caution, and only use reputable sellers.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Start your search for poultry machines and meat equipment

Use an industry specific directory to start your search for meat processing machines.

I recommend: MeatEquip.com not only has a supplier directory, but trade show information as well. NSF International gives a list of companies that have met the certification necessary for equipment used in the processing of meat and poultry, and has met the USDA NSF/ANSI/3-A Standards 14159-1, -2 and -3. MacRAE's Blue Book also has a comprehensive listing of meat equipment providers.

Stick with high quality meat and poultry equipment providers

Choose sellers backed by years of experience and strong reputations.

I recommend: Check out the commercial grinders sold by Heinsohn's Country Store. Beacon, Inc. has been offering high quality, stainless steel products since 1947. Their offerings include bacon hangers, screens, trucks, racks, cages, baskets and more.

Be knowledgeable about meat processing equipment testing

Know the ins and outs of what testing is done to meat processing equipment, so that you can be better prepared to ask questions when discussing or meeting with potential meat processing equipment vendors.

I recommend: Underwriters Laboratories offers a Meat & Poultry Plant Equipment Certification Program. Check out the standard operating procedures sanitation ChemStation. They offer information on sanitizing everything from the cooler, to the slaughtering area, to the vehicles.

Stay updated on the meat and poultry equipment industry

Keep current on industry online information, or do additional background reading on the industry.

I recommend: Sign up for the free MeatProcess.com newsletter. MeatProcess.com is an industry information leader as far as topics in financial, industry & markets, meat equipment products, and meat and poultry equipment safety & legislation.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

Heading to an meat and poultry equipment industry tradeshow is a great way to meet your potential suppliers in person and build a person-to-person connection.

The official source of Meat and Poultry Equipment is
the Meat and Poultry Equipment page at Business.com

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