Canned Meat Formulations

Abstract

In the meat-processing industry, the manufacture and marketing of canned meats and meat products is sometimes separated into two areas, (1) pasteurized and (2) shelf stable products. Canning of pasteurized canned-meat products is generally closely associated with the manufacture of other pasteurized processed meat products. However, shelf stable canned meats and canned-meat products usually fall under the heading of grocery products, and, in the largest meat-processing companies, are usually the marketing responsibility of a grocery products department. Invariably, all products handled by this department of a meat-processing company are shelf stable.