<i>Bioenergy and bioproducts in the Australian red meat processing industry: A case study</i>

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette K McCabe ◽  
Peter W Harris ◽  
Thomas Schmidt ◽  
Diogenes L Antille ◽  
Seonmi Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Processing Industry

scholarly journals Airborne Listeria spp. in the red meat processing industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dobeic ◽  
E. Kenda ◽  
J. Mičunovič ◽  
I. Zdovc
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Positive Case ◽  
Airborne Bacteria ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Air Samples ◽  
Mesophilic Bacteria ◽  
Processing Plants ◽  
Carcass Contamination ◽  
Settling Rates

The aim of this study was to determine the potential presence of the airborne Listeria spp. and its correlation with the aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Listeria carcass contamination in three red meat slaughtering and three processing plants. Airborne L. seeligeri and L. innocua were determined using 8 (5.06%, n = 158) air samples taken on the locations characteristic for aerosol generating and in a chilly environment. The positive airborne samples of Listeria spp. were in an insignificant (P &gt; 0.05) relation with the highest airborne bacteria counts. On the carcass, only 1 positive case (0.69%, n = 144) of L. innocua was determined, presumably owing to the low airborne Listeria counts and its unpredictable settling rates. In addition, insignificant (P &gt; 0.05) influences of air moisture and airflow on the airborne Listeria were found. Nevertheles, the methods currently used to determine the airborne Listeria and its relationships to aerosol viable mesophilic bacteria and carcass contamination need to be reconsidered in future investigations.

scholarly journals Process Optimisation of Anaerobic Digestion Treating High-Strength Wastewater in the Australian Red Meat Processing Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7947
Author(s):  
Peter W. Harris ◽  
Bernadette K. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Trace Element Composition ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Anaerobic Lagoon

This work represents and reviews a compilation of investigations into improving anaerobic digestion performance of high-strength wastewater in the Australian Red Meat Processing industry. The industry produces significant quantities of organic-rich wastewater which requires treatment prior to release to the environment. Anaerobic lagoons are a cost-effective method of waste treatment where land availability is not an issue; however, the high fat load in the wastewater can negatively impact the anaerobic lagoon system and result in compromised anaerobic digestion performance. This paper will discuss the importance of upstream primary pre-treatment and review a series of investigations focused on optimising digester performance and improving fat biodegradability. These studies include: 1. the effect of temperature and mixing; 2. the influence of feedstock trace element composition and supplementation, and; 3. the potential benefit from pre-treatments such as chemical, thermobaric, thermochemical and bio-surfactant. This paper discusses the implications of these findings for covered anaerobic lagoon operation and provides recommendations to promote optimum digester performance and future opportunities in adopting alternate anaerobic digestion technology options. Finally, the paper provides recent trends toward the use of other waste streams for co-digestion and discusses this in terms of digester optimization and technology options.

<i>Bioresource recovery in the Australian red meat processing industry: a technical review of strategies for increased circularity</i>

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisandra Rocha-Meneses ◽  
Peter Harris ◽  
Stephan Tait ◽  
Diogenes L. Antille ◽  
Timo Kikas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Technical Review

scholarly journals Energy Audit in the Meat Processing Industry—A Case Study in Hermosillo,Sonora Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 14-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Munguia ◽  
Luis Velazquez ◽  
Tania Poom Bustamante ◽  
Rafael Perez ◽  
Johannes Winter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meat Processing ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
Processing Industry

scholarly journals The Structural Invisibility of Outsiders: The Role of Migrant Labour in the Meat-Processing Industry

Sociology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lever ◽  
Paul Milbourne
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Spatial Processes ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
The Uk

This article examines the role of migrant workers in meat-processing factories in the UK. Drawing on materials from mixed methods research in a number of case study towns across Wales, we explore the structural and spatial processes that position migrant workers as outsiders. While state policy and immigration controls are often presented as a way of protecting migrant workers from work-based exploitation and ensuring jobs for British workers, our research highlights that the situation ‘on the ground’ is more complex. We argue that ‘self-exploitation’ among the migrant workforce is linked to the strategies of employers and the organisation of work, and that hyper-flexible work patterns have reinforced the spatial and social invisibilities of migrant workers in this sector. While this creates problems for migrant workers, we conclude that it is beneficial to supermarkets looking to supply consumers with the regular supply of cheap food to which they have become accustomed.

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