Processing at ISU Meat Laboratory Packaging is accomplished with standard equipment including retail tray over wrap as well as pouch type and roll stock vacuum packaging machines. Standard clip type vacuum bag equipment is also available.
Some cases are available for package life studies.
Freezing can be accomplished with conventional air blast units or a cryogenic cabinet equipped for liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide. All freezers and coolers are equipped for product and environmental temperature monitoring with readout to an external source. Meat particle reduction can be accomplished by a wide range of methods. These are conventional and high volume grinders. Several of these have bone particle removing attachments.