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Good goal statements should be measurable, general, time-oriented, and achievable

At Value Inc., there are specific steps to be followed when applying for a day off. First, an employee has to apply to his or her immediate supervisors. After getting their approval, he or she has to get it signed by the branch manager. Then, a copy of the leave application has to be submitted to the HR department. These mandatory steps are referred to as

Cooking food to 140°F (60°C) is sufficient to kill all foodborne pathogens. 

The primary purpose of a feedlot in beef production is to:

Which foodborne pathogen is commonly found in improperly canned foods and vacuum-packed meats?

What happens if a meat processing facility repeatedly fails to meet the FSIS Salmonella performance standards?

Use words as in the lecture notes.  The ___ (FSIS) is the federal agency under the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for meat and poultry inspection.

Why is “advanced meat recovery” (AMR) used in processing?

A higher Dressing Percentage always means a more valuable carcass.

No decimal. Do NOT use comma (“,”) to separate numbers. A beef packing plant in the U.S. typically processes approximately 1000 heads of cattle per day. At today’s carcass price of $2/lb, assuming an average live weight of 1250 lbs., a pencil shrink of 4%, a dressing percentage of 63%, this packing plant will have a daily incoming HCW of [a] lbs. and daily incoming cooler value (total value of HCW) of $[b]. If the packing plant uses a blast chill system, they will lose approximately [c]% of HCW, an equivalence of [d] lbs. or $[e]. However, by investing in a spray chill system, loss of HCW is reduced to [f]%, a saving equivalence of $[g] for this particular packing plant. Assuming that it costs $786240 to install a spray chill system, it only takes this packing plant [h] operating days to break even (cost = saving).