How does grass seed contamination impact on meat processors?
Grass seeds represent a real threat to processors particularly those exporting to sensitive markets. In these markets there have been shipments rejected because a small number of grass seeds were found at the Port of Entry.
Processors are impacted by grass seed contamination in a lot because they may have to:
- slow the chain
- put carcases on the retain rail
- increase the number of trimmers
- downgrade carcases
- sell as less valuable frozen meat
![heavy_trim](images/section1_4_sm.jpg)
heavily trimmed carcase - Click to enlarge photo