Meat inspection and butchers “Juries”

Quality assurance and meat inspection in Australia.

The aim of meat inspection in Australia is to contribute to the production of safe and wholesome food, comply with the requirements of importing countries, and support national animal health objectives. An analysis of the role of quality assurance (QA) in the meat inspection systems at federally inspected establishments shows that the position of Australia as a leading meat exporter is aided by...

Butchers’ Preferences for Rabbit Meat; Ahp Pairwise Comparisons versus a Likert Scale Valuation

Our paper analyzes butchers preferences toward the attributes and levels for fresh rabbit meat. We compare results obtained from alternatives approaches of data collection: a) the traditional pair wise comparison of AHP (AHP1) and b) the direct valuation by mean of a 9 point likert scale transformed in a a subsequent step to estimate AHP (AHP2). The data used in this analysis was obtained from ...

Trichinellosis in farmed wild boar: meat inspection findings and seroprevalence.

A reflection of highly prevalent endemic wildlife trichinellosis is seen in wild boar farming in Finland. During the last five years, 0.7% (15/2265) of wild boars undergoing official meat inspection have been determined to be Trichinella-positive. These findings originate from six different farms. In Finland, T. spiralis and T. pseudospiralis have been discovered in meat inspection of wild boar...

Optical Methods and Techniques for Meat Quality Inspection

Meat and meat products are closely associated with the daily eating habits of people around the world. Quality monitoring of meat and meat products is essential to ensure public health. In recent years, the meat industry has employed state-of-the art, high-speed processing technology, and meat processors need rapid, non-destructive, easy-touse technology to monitor the safety and quality of mea...

Representative Juries: Examining the Initial and Eligible Pools of Juries