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Seroprevalence of spotted fever rickettsiosis and ehrlichiosis among food processing workers and their families in Latino communities in North Carolina. [PDF]

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health
Workers in food processing industries are subject to many occupational health risks and disparities, but little is known about their risk of tickborne diseases.
Melissa K Cutshaw   +11 more
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Meat Production and Supply Chain Under COVID-19 Scenario: Current Trends and Future Prospects

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted meat production, supply chain, and meat prices that caused a severe socio-economic crisis worldwide. Initially, meat and meat products' prices increased due to less production and increased demand because of panic buying ...
Muawuz Ijaz   +11 more
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Leveraging meatpacking ownership concentration and community centrality to improve disease resiliency

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
The U.S. meat processing sector has been subject to amplified scrutiny after workers exhibited disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Tina L. Saitone   +2 more
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A case study of CO2 emissions from beef and pork production in South Korea

open access: yesJournal of Animal Science and Technology, 2023
The current study evaluated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from beef and pork production and distribution chains in the South Korean meat industry. Data from industrial example farms and slaughterhouses were assessed on the basis of both the guidelines ...
Dawoon Jeong   +3 more
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Strategies and Challenges for Successful Implementation of Green Economy Concept: Edible Materials for Meat Products Packaging

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Currently, the problem of pollution due to plastic waste is a major one. The food industry, and especially that of meat and meat products, is intensely polluting, both due to the raw materials used and also to the packaging materials.
Roxana Gheorghita Puscaselu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined use of laurel essential oil and vacuum packing to extend the shelf-life of rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets [PDF]

open access: yesKafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019
In this study, the effect of the combined use of different concentrations of laurel essential oil (1%, 2%) and vacuum packing on the shelf-life of rainbow trout during cold storage was investigated.
Aksem AKSOY, Çiğdem SEZER
doaj   +1 more source

Migrant Labour and Workers' Struggles: The German Meatpacking Industry as Contested Terrain

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2020
This article summarises results of a project whose aim was to analyse the role of migration within the current recomposition of the working class in Germany.
Peter Birke, Felix Bluhm
doaj   +1 more source

Sex and animal behavior on yield and bruises in different beef cuts

open access: yesSemina: Ciências Agrárias, 2023
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of behavioral differences in cattle on bruising on different cuts and on carcass yield. A total of 4,061 lots of cattle were evaluated, which corresponded to 199,026 carcasses.
Ricardo Zambarda Vaz   +7 more
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The Benefits and Burdens of Meat Consumption

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2023
Photo by Darth Liu on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Human consumption of meat sits at the intersection of culture and health and has profound bioethical implications. Here, we discuss how meat is interwoven with human history and traditions.
Cynthia Coyle, Ashley McKinstry
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