Temperatures and ages of boxed beef packed and distributed in Canada |
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Authors: | Gill C O Jones T Rahn K Campbell S Leblanc D I Holley R A Stark R |
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Affiliation: | aAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research Centre, 6000 C&E Trail, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada T4L 1W1 bHealth Canada Laboratory, 110 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 3W4 cAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada Food Research Centre, Pavillion Jacqueline-Bouchard, University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada E1A 3E9 dDepartment of Food Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 eAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada Kentville Research Centre, 32 Main Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4N 1J5 |
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Abstract: | Boxes of beef were examined when product was packed and when boxes were loaded out of five packing plants, when boxes were loaded into and loaded out of seven refrigerated warehouses, and when boxes were received and opened at 21 retail stores. At each stage of handling at each facility, the boxes to be examined were selected at random. For each selected box, the temperature of product at the centre of the box was measured, and the date of packing and the plant of origin were noted. When cuts were packed, the minimum, median and maximum temperatures were about 2, 6 and 18 °C, respectively. Temperatures were successively lower when boxes were loaded out of packing plants, into warehouses and out of warehouses. When loaded out of warehouses, the minimum, median and maximum temperatures were about ?2, 1 and 8 °C, respectively. The ranges of temperatures were similar, but the median temperatures were about 2 or 1.5 °C, respectively, when boxes were received at or were opened at retail stores. At packing plants and warehouses, the temperatures of manufacturing and ground beef were lower than those of cuts, but at the retail store the temperatures of all types of product were similar. When boxes were opened at retail stores, the minimum, median and maximum ages of cuts were about 2, 20 and 130 days, respectively; and the corresponding ages for manufacturing and ground beef were 2, 7 and 56 days, respectively. The data indicate that boxed beef is generally cooled to and maintained at temperatures within the range sought by the meat industry. However, cooling to chiller temperatures of product that is packed while warm can take several days; and some product is held for times that are excessive in view of the temperatures of boxed beef. |
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Keywords: | Beef Temperatures Ages Distribution |
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