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What is HACCP in Meat Plants?

(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)

The Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Regulations 2002 require meat plant operators like Karn Meats to introduce hygiene procedures based on HACCP principles and to undertake microbiological checks in red meat plants.

The Meat (HACCP) Regulations apply to the operators of licensed fresh meat and poultry meat slaughterhouses; cutting plants; cold stores; re-packaging centers and re-wrapping centers. Operators of small plants and medium sized plants had until 7 June 2003 to comply (see the Legislation/Consultation section below for more details).

HACCP

The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is internationally accepted as the system of choice for food safety management. It is a preventative approach to food safety based on the following 7 principles:

• Identify any hazards that must be prevented eliminated or reduced;
• Identify the critical control points (CCPs) at the steps at which control is essential;
• Establish critical limits at CCPs;
• Establish procedures to monitor the CCPs;
• Establish corrective actions to be taken if a CCP is not under control;
• Establish procedures to verify whether the above procedures are working effectively; and
• Establish documents and records to demonstrate the effective application of the above measures.

The 7 principles aim to focus attention on the identification and control of microbiological, chemical and physical food safety hazards during production. The hazard assessment and the regular monitoring of critical control measures must be documented to provide the basis for audit checks and may provide evidence of due diligence in the event of legal action.

In meat plants HACCP focus on control measures that can reduce the likelihood of contamination of meat from microbiological hazards, such as Salmonella, E.coli O157 and Campylobacter, during production. These meat-borne pathogens can be carried by healthy animals and cannot be detected by sight or smell.

Although thorough cooking kills most bacteria, meat may be handled by lots of people before it is cooked and the bacteria will spread to other foods that may not be cooked. Bacteria multiply very quickly, especially in warm conditions. Retailers and consumers need to take precautions, including temperature controls and keeping raw meat and cooked meat and other ready to eat foods separate.

Conscientious implementation of HACCP principles by plant operators such as Karn Meats demonstrates their commitment to food safety; improves employee awareness of their role in protecting consumers, and emphasizes management's responsibility for the safe production of meat.

Karn Meats meat packing plant, MRE processors and Ohio custom meat processor is the central Ohio meat processor of choice. Karn Meats is the largest wholesale meats supplier and pork distributor specializing in convenient MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) components, and its line of wholesale meat products including vacuum packed beef patties, wholesale beef, private label meat products, whole sale cooked meats, wholesale ground beef, precooked prime rib, custom meat products, wholesale pork, wholesale chicken and turkey, wholesale ground beef patties and processed foods.

Karn Meats, the #1 restaurant supplier of meat products and wholesale meat products to central Ohio and the nation brings quality custom meat products and MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) components to the table! Karn Meats provides reliable meat shipping services conveniently from its processed foods and meat packing plant. Karn Meats is acclaimed for being among the largest meats products producers, pork distributors, MRE processors and Ohio custom meat processors for the nation.

Karn Meats is a meat processor specializing in meat shipping and providing restaurants and every restaurant supplier of meat products in the nation from its state of the art meat packing plant with private label meat products, custom meat products, vacuum packed and frozen, or cooked to specification.

Fresh Karn Meats include bulk ground beef, seasoned ground beef and pork patties, wholesale pork, wholesale meat products, wholesale cooked meats, precooked prime rib, wholesale ground beef, IQF ground beef patties, vacuum packed beef patties, wholesale beef, wholesale pork, custom meat products, wholesale chicken and turkey, wholesale ground beef patties, seasoned hoagie steaks, and breaded and floured cutlets. We ensure product safety and quality through our HACCP program.

Karn Meats central Ohio meat processing is a restaurant supplier of meat products and its operation provides meat shipping services for processed foods for MRE (Meals Ready To Eat) products including:

• MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) components
• Vacuum packed beef patties
• Wholesale beef
• Private meat label products
• Custom meat products
• Wholesale pork
• Wholesale poultry
• Wholesale chicken and turkey
• Wholesale ground beef patties
• Wholesale meat products
• Wholesale cooked meats
• Precooked prime rib
• Wholesale ground beef