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MEAT SCIENCE
Volume 78, Issue 1-2, Pages 104-113Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.10.003
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food safety; nutrition and health; quality; meat processing
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An illustrative overview is given of the history of meat products, emphasizing the present situation. Three different consecutive and complementary periods can be defined in terms of realisations, threats and opportunities. The Quality period started about 15 years ago and was characterised by the introduction of the ISO Quality Systems Standards. A trend from product control towards system control for guaranteeing Food Safety and Quality was obvious. The Food Safety Period started with the introduction of HACCP. Pushed by Food Safety scandals this period is characterised by a growing influence of authorities and legislation besides an increase in distribution requirements. The Nutrition and Health period has only just started. Global health problems related to food and the (potential) answers of the meat industry are highlighted. For meat products the energy (fat) level, the sodium level and fat quality in terms of fatty acid composition are the main priorities. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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