The division of animal science on the College of Nebraska-Lincoln hosted representatives from seven international locations as a part of a U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) World Processing Workshop on July 31-Aug. 1, 2023.
USMEF companions from meat processing firms in Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, and Japan traveled to Lincoln to attend classes about primary meat science, injection and marinated meat processing, taste tendencies, freezing and thawing of uncooked supplies, thermal processing, and packaging. All classes had been led by Nebraska college, graduate college students, and representatives from USMEF.
“That is the third time we’ve hosted this occasion at Nebraska, and our attendees all the time have an important expertise right here,” stated Paige Parker, supervisor of technical packages for USMEF. “Irrespective of the extent of expertise of our attendees, they study one thing that may be utilized to their firm. That may be a praise to the extent of experience right here at Nebraska, as the school and employees actually go above and past and assist us placed on a first-class workshop.”
Attendees additionally labored with college members and college students in a product growth exercise held within the Loeffel Meat Lab. Every group developed a marinated ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook beef or pork product to be focused to their very own home markets. Merchandise developed included Colombian-style marinated pork loin, lomo saltado, apple-cinnamon seasoned pork loin, and a beef pastor. Samples of developed merchandise had been then served together with lunch on day two.
“That is one in all our favourite workshop occasions yearly as a result of it permits us to work together with processors from totally different international locations,” stated Dr. Gary Sullivan, affiliate professor of meat science. “We spotlight underutilized U.S. beef and pork cuts and work with our members to assist them establish new alternatives to increase their present product strains.”
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USMEF will increase the worth and revenue alternatives for the U.S. beef, pork and lamb industries by enhancing demand in export markets by way of a coordinated and collaborative partnership of all stakeholders. Along with its headquarters within the U.S., USMEF has workplaces in Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Singapore, Taipei, Mexico Metropolis, and Monterrey. USMEF additionally has particular market representatives overlaying South America, South China, Europe, the Center East, Africa, and the Caribbean.
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