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Question You are a food technology consultant. A company recently established a new product line of an animal- based pro
Question You are a food technology consultant. A company recently established a new product line of an animal- based product. However, the product did not achieve standard specifications (safety & quality). They consult you on this issue to identify problems related to the existing processing method (refer to flow chart). Your task is to: i. Identify the problems (4-5 problems) which can come from raw materials, formulation, unit operation (equipment), processing conditions, packaging, or storage conditions. Propose solutions to the identified problems and provide justifications. 11. FLOWCHART OF EXISTING SAUSAGE Receiving & storage of raw meat PRODUCTION (Existing) Tempering frozen meat Analyzing Weighing non- meat ingredients Weighing Formulation Ice, salt and sodium phosphate Pre-blending (<4 °C) Nitrite, vegetable shortening, tapioca flour, soy protein isolate, ice, sugar, and condiment Blending (<10 °C) Mincing (-15 °C) Chopping (15 min, r.t.) Stuffing Cooking (55 °C, 45 min) Storage Packaging Peeling Cooling Smoking (60 °C, 70 R.H. for 15 h)