Overview It’s simply the nature of poultry processing that carcasses may beexposed to digestive tract ingesta, fecal matter, and pick-up feathers,and other extraneous specks during the various processes. Problem Before the carcasses are allowed to pass to the chiller, theyare checked for these foreign objects, called “specks” by USDA inspector. If more than 20 specks are found on the bird, the bird must be reprocessed. Considering the additi

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