
Meat inspection is a crucial part of
food safety
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measures and encompasses all measures directed towards the prevention of
raw and
processed meat spoilage. Relevant regulations include:
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Federal Meat Inspection Act
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Wholesome Meat Act

These are enacted by
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel
amongst others.
Scientific
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counsel is provided by institutions like the
American Meat Science Association and similar.
See also
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American Meat Institute
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Food grading
Food grading involves the inspection, assessment and sorting of various foods regarding quality, freshness, legal conformity and market value.Saravacos, George D.; Maroulis, Zacharias B. (2011''Food Process Engineering Operations'' CRC Press ...
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Meat industry
The meat industry are the people and companies engaged in modern industrialized livestock agriculture for the production, packing, preservation and marketing of meat (in contrast to dairy products, wool, etc.). In economics, the meat industry is ...
References
Meat industry
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