Humidifier Reduces Carcass Weight Loss Condair Condair’s JetSpray humidifier is helping abattoir equipment specialists, GM Steel, reduce carcass moisture loss after slaughter by up to 1.5%. By maintaining a consistently high humidity in the chill down area, GM Steel has been able to reduce the moisture loss of a carcass from around 2.5% to less than 1%. For an abattoir processing 3,500 carcasses per week and an average cost of beef at $4/kg, this technology could increase profits by over $2M per year by preventing over 500,000kg of beef simply evaporating into its chill store’s atmosphere. Robert Ten Cate, consultant at GM Steel, explains the process, “ A carcass coming from the slaughter line is wet and warm. When it is introduced to the chill store, the cold dry air strips moisture from

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