MLA Newsletters

Meat Technology Update newsletters
Meat Technology Updates are produced through Meat Industry Services, with each edition covering a different topic.

• Temperature loggers for the meat industry. Updated July 2009
• Temperature rises in frozen cartons when pallets are exposed to ambient conditions or transported on non-refrigerated trucks. July 2007
• Temperature rises in frozen cartons when containers are off power. June 2007
• Beef carcase chilling - opportunities for customising programs. April 2007
• Do breaks in the cold chain affect frozen beef quality? February 2007
• The cold chain for cartoned meat exports. April 2005
• Temperature logging for calculating the refrigeration index. March 2005
• Freezing of hot offals. December 2004
• Predictive microbiology for comparing the performance of carcase chilling  patterns. October 2004
• Literature for chiller validations. September 2004
• Validation of critical limits during chilling. August 2004
• Scientific information for validation of EMO chilling and freezing requirements. August 2003
• Evaporative weight losses during processes. February 2003
• The causes of drip in meat. December 2002
• Storage life of meat. September 2002
• High rigor temperature and toughening in beef. September 2002
• Oxy torches and their effect on meat colour. September 2002
• Spray chilling of carcases and sides. June 2002
• Frozen meat: loss of water and freezer burn. December 2000
• The chilled, vacuum packed meat cold chain. October 2000
• Refrigeration principles. June 1998
• Principles of chilling. February 1997