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Guidelines for Packaging Frozen Edible Offal for Export

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  • Turczyn, Mark T.

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Excerpts from the report: In 1973, the United States exported 127,860 metric tons, approximately $88 million, of edible offal. By 1978, the total had increased to 185,831 metric tons, approximately $205 million. These edible offal, commonly referred to as variety meats, included such products as beef livers, tongues, and hearts, and pork livers and hearts. Since 1970, exporters of edible offal have experienced a rejection rate ranging from 5 to 30 percent. USDA personnel stationed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, indicate that the majority of the rejections, as well as the designation "unfit for human consumption," are based on the arrival appearance of the shipping containers holding the variety meat, rather than on the meat itself. Excessive blood stains on the outside of shipping containers and crushed and broken-open shipping containers, as well as inadequately closed shipping containers, are all problem areas that cause rejection or lower the value of U.S. variety meats. This report outlines the factors which cause the shipping containers to break down. It also provides suggestions on how to prevent excessive container breakdown, thus ensuring good container appearance at export destination.

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  • Turczyn, Mark T., 1980. "Guidelines for Packaging Frozen Edible Offal for Export," Marketing Research Reports 313790, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313790
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313790
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