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case farms

temperatures that are either too high

New products

received some quotes for equipment

or too low can impact the further pro-

Case Farms Canton has had custom-

that would be needed to get into the

cessing application downstream. If

ers approach them for help in devel-

specialized market. Our goal is to pro-

you over-scald, you change the color of

oping new products. “Because our

cess chicken paws primarily for export

the meat and it doesn’t have a whole-

bird size is so small, they’re ideal for

to Asian markets in the future.”

some appearance. If you under scald,

products like small tenders…where

Maintaining and enhancing food

you’ll have an issue with the skin and

we don’t have to size them,” Lank-

safety is a continuous process. Each

it will also negatively affect the color.”

ford says.

evisceration machine, for example,

Packaging at the Canton complex

When asked if the Canton com-

has a chlorine rinse that is applied,

includes 8-5 bags, 4-10 bags, bulk bags

plex will offer products in the fu-

which Lankford says is very effec-

and in a combo form for further-pro-

ture not currently offered, Lankford

tive. At the post-chill level, the Eco-

cessor customers.

answers, “Yes – chicken paws.” At

lab Sanova process treats products in

“Most of our sales are local and

present, chicken paws harvested at

an eight-second dip tank. Each bird

regional, but we do have nation-

the Canton complex are sold as offal

treated emerges with zero pathogens.

al sales, which is the customer base

only and are not offered for export.

The Canton complex has also been

Case Farms has nurtured over the

“We don’t have an approved inspec-

involved in “Green” initiatives. It en-

years,” Lankford says. “A very small

tion system for that type of export op-

tered into a partnership with some

percentage of our customer base is

eration,” he adds. “But we have done

customers to use packaging that is

international.”

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