Thailand’s key role in the ASEAN region
Asia has become a major poultry-producing region. The Asean network of countries aims to achieve a trading agreement. In this context, Thailand seems to play a leading role.

IPE continues to focus on quality and efficiency
The IPE is the annual showcase for everything related to poultry processing. Important trends from stunning to slaughter and from carcass handling to end product treatment were on display at this year’s show, held 28-30 January in Atlanta, USA. The use of materials to prevent inclusion of foreign objects also received growing attention.

Food equipment built with hygiene in mind
Even with various governmental regulations and HACCP, many things still seem to be going wrong in manufacturing meat products. There are two misunderstandings behind this phenomenon - the cleaning procedure, and the hygienic design of food equipment.

World poultry market faces accelerated change
An accelerated process of concentration and consolidation has recently been witnessed in the world poultry market. These intensive processes have increased the competitive advantage of operating activities on the global market.

Managing the final phase
Broilers that are taken from the farm to the processing plant pass through a very critical period. In order to achieve maximum yield and quality, proper measures must be ensured, starting from managing the flock, right until the moment they arrive at the processing line, and each step in between.

Less fat and sodium without compromising taste
In a world witnessing an increase of diet-related diseases, processed foods are included among the major culprits. For the meat sector, the main issues revolve around high fat and sodium content. The trouble, however, is that those elements are also related to valued sensory characteristics.

Counting the cost of ownership
When investing in new processing equipment, payback time and cost per pack are important considerations in the decision-making process. However, to make informed decisions, both the “hard” and “soft” costs need to be quantified and evaluated in a “value model”.

The battle against Salmonella
Salmonella is a serious threat in poultry processing. The UGA’s Centre for Food Safety in the US has developed a new antimicrobial treatment to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis. Based on levulinic acid plus sodium dodecyl sulphate, this treatment appears to be practical and cost-effective.