WASHINGTON — Thorough cleaning of meat and poultry plants — from floors and walls to conveyor belts and grinders — is one of the most important steps processors take to make meat and poultry safe, and yet it is one of the most misunderstood aspects of meat production.
New American Meat Institute (AMI) polling found that only 34 percent of Americans know that meat plants are cleaned and sanitized daily. In fact, in most plants an entire eight hour shift is dedicated to sanitation each day a plant is open. Now, a new Glass Walls video takes viewers inside a typical facility to. . .