Patent ID: 7976368
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A22C,G01N

Abstract:
1. Method for processing fish, poultry, or other meat products conveyed in a plurality along a processing line, the meat products containing components to be separated and edible components, the method comprising: separating the components to be separated from the meat products to obtain edible products, wherein tolerance residues are permitted and induced in at least some of the edible products for further processing; measuring an actual level of the tolerance residues in the edible products and comparing to a target level of the tolerance residues in the edible products with an automatic inspection device, and adjusting the separating step based on the comparison, wherein the target level of the tolerance residues is based at least partially on at least one of size of the meat products, processing parameters, handling methods during loading, or species of the meat products; and separating edible products discharged from the automatic inspection device as being residue-free from edible products discharged from the automatic inspection device as having tolerance residues.