Capabilities
Processing Technology/Food Safety
State-of-the-science food safety procedures and technologies for your peace of mind
When it comes to food safety, Cargill employees are trained to ask themselves, “Would you take this meat home and serve it to your family?" If the answer is no, that product is not good enough for you and your patrons.
At Cargill, we are 100% serious about food safety because we recognize that our reputation, as well as yours, is on the line. Our objective is to use the most advanced quality assurance guidelines, procedures and technologies at every step of the way. Proper cooking and handling of meat products by everyone in the supply chain is essential.
Cleanliness and safety from start to finish
- Fully modernized plants
- Geographically diverse plants
- Advanced automation and process control
- Innovative quick-freeze methods
- Deep basting, injection and mechanical tenderizing
- Fresh, frozen, processed, portion control
- Flexible production design
- Varied packaging methods
- Computerized grinding and processing
Our C.A.R.E. (Careful Actions Reward Everyone) program
- FDA regulation compliant cattle feeders
- HACCP food safety principles and procedures
- Regular equipment inspections
- Pre-evisceration acid rinses
- Washes, singers and post-thermal acid sprays
- Post-packaging pasteurization procedures
- Technical service labs
- Advanced sanitation systems/procedures
- Employee food safety training
- Steam vacuum and steam pasteurization
- Carcass chilling
- Raw material microbial testing
- Clean rooms for slicing/packaging
Cargill Meat Solutions Locations
