Meat and Commerce in the United States: Label Requirements and Purchase SpeciŒcations

Abstract

The title of this book is Handbook of Meat and Meat Processing. Traditionally, a book of this nature is devoted to the basics in the science and technology of processing meat and meat products. The goal of all this knowledge is to produce products that will attract consumers to buy them. Consumers buy meat and meat products because they are a source of quality protein and because they offer superior sensory attributes such as appearance, taste, aroma, and so on, when compared with other categories of food and beverage products. In a modern society, fraud can exist in any level of the food chain of commerce before the product is offered for sale at a grocery store. Obviously, every country has its own requirements and speci‘cation governing the commerce of meat and meat products to protect the consumers. In the United States, the concerns of the government revolve around four major premises in the buying and selling of meat and meat products:1. To assure the safety of the products.