Transcript Some Special Markets

Some Special Markets for Meats
John E. Rushing, Ph. D.
Department of Food Science
NCSU
Special Markets
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Organic
Kosher
Halal
Free Range
Natural
USDA -The National Organic
Program
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Livestock standards apply to
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Milk
Meat
Eggs
Other products represented as “Organically
Grown”
Animals for Slaughter
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Must be raised under organic
management
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From the last third of gestation
No later than the second day of life for
poultry
Producers must feed 100% organic feed
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May provide allowed vitamin and mineral
supplements
Dairy Herds
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May convert to organic production by
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Feed 80% organic feed for 9 months
Follow by 3 months of 100%organically
produced feed
Management Practices
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May not be given hormones to promote
growth or antibiotics for any reason
Preventative management practices
including use of vaccines may be used
to keep animals healthy
Treatment of Sick or Injured
Animals
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Producers are prohibited from
withholding treatment from a sick or
injured animal
Animals treated with prohibited
medication may not be sold as organic
Other Welfare Issues
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All organically raised animals must have
access to the outdoors
Ruminants must have access to pasture
Animals may be temporarily confined
only for
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Health or safety reasons
The animal’s stage of production,
To protect soil and water quality
Organic Crops
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Land may have no prohibited substances
applied to it for at least three years
The use of genetic engineering, ionizing
irradiation and sewage sludge is prohibited
Soil fertility and crop nutrients are managed
through tillage and cultivation practices, crop
rotations and cover crops, supplemented with
animal and crop waste materials and allowed
synthetic materials
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Requirements address the way the
product is created
Standards do not address measurable
properties of the crop itself
Operations that sell $5000 or more in
organic agricultural products must have
certification and must produce an
organic plan
Kosher
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"Kosher" may be used only on the
labels of meat and poultry products
prepared under Rabbinical supervision.
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Slaughter is a key issue for meats
Halal and Zabiah Halal
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Products prepared by federally
inspected meat packing plants identified
with labels bearing references to "Halal"
or "Zabiah Halal" must be handled
according to Islamic law and under
Islamic authority.
Slaughter is a key issue for meats
“Free Range” or “Free
Roaming” Poultry
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Producers must demonstrate to USDA
that the poultry has been allowed
access to the outside
Natural
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A product containing no artificial ingredient or
added color and is only minimally processed
(a process which does not fundamentally
alter the raw product) may be labeled
natural.
The label must explain the use of the term
natural (such as - no added colorings or
artificial ingredients; minimally processed.)
The term "no hormones
administered"
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May be approved for use on the label of beef
products if sufficient documentation is
provided to the Agency by the producer
showing no hormones have been used in
raising the animals.
Hormones are not allowed in raising hogs or
poultry. Therefore, the claim "no hormones
added" cannot be used on the labels of
pork or poultry unless it is followed by a
statement that says "Federal regulations
prohibit the use of hormones.“
No Antibiotics
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The terms "no antibiotics added" may
be used on labels for meat or poultry
products if sufficient documentation is
provided by the producer to the Agency
demonstrating that the animals were
raised without antibiotics.
Records and Documentation
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Maintain certificates
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Organic
Kosher
Zabiah
Records of production and processing
Standing operating procedures
Pesticide, fertilizer and soil amendment
log