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Infographic Poultry Processing Line

Chickens arrive at processing plants from farms and are placed in a calm environment before being stunned and slaughtered humanely. Their feathers, organs, and feet are then removed through automated cleaning and evisceration. The chicken carcasses are cut, tested for pathogens, chilled, and processed into products which are packaged and shipped after final USDA inspection and approval.

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Infographic Poultry Processing Line

Chickens arrive at processing plants from farms and are placed in a calm environment before being stunned and slaughtered humanely. Their feathers, organs, and feet are then removed through automated cleaning and evisceration. The chicken carcasses are cut, tested for pathogens, chilled, and processed into products which are packaged and shipped after final USDA inspection and approval.

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The Poultry Processing Line:

An Overview of How
Chickens Are Slaughtered The poultry processing line includes
and Processed in the U.S. trained workers , automated
equipment , and inspection
and testing conducted by the USDA

1 RECEIVING AND
and plant personnel .

SLAUGHTER USDA inspectors are in every


plant monitoring the processing line
to ensure the chicken you eat is safe
and meets U.S. Department of
Agriculture safety standards.

2 CLEANING AND
EVISCERATION
(REMOVAL OF FEATHERS AND
INTERNAL ORGANS)

Chickens arrive at the processing plant from the farm This part of the processing line is
from where they are raised cage-free in large, highly automated. Machines
ventilated barns called “growout houses” conduct most of the activity.
Workers trained in humane handling carefully place
chickens on a moving line
The chickens are calmed by dim lighting and by “rub
bars,” which provide a comforting sensation on the
chicken’s chest
Birds are stunned (rendered unconscious and unaware
of pain) and then slaughtered with a quick, single cut to
the throat
Trained workers ensure that each bird is properly
slaughtered before feather removal, evisceration and
cleaning

3 PROCESSING
PREPARATION
AND

Feathers, internal organs and feet


are removed
Carcasses are thoroughly washed
Each carcass is inspected by a
member of the processing plant
and a USDA inspector for any food
safety and quality issues
Carcasses are then chilled to
reduce any possible food borne
pathogens

Chicken carcasses are cut and deboned to become The chicken is tested for any
different products like chicken wings, drumsticks potential dangerous bacteria, like
or chicken breasts Salmonella

Chicken might also be cooked


in the plant or sent to other
plants to be made into products
like chicken nuggets, patties
or frozen meals

4 PACKAGING
AND
SHIPPING
Once the chicken is cut up into parts,
it is packaged, bagged and/or boxed
The chicken products cannot
leave the plant without
being inspected by
USDA and
getting the
USDA seal of
approval.
Finally, the
chicken is
shipped in a
refrigerated
truck to
grocery stores,
restaurants
or distribution
centers.

For more information, visit


www.chickencheck.in/faq/how-chickens-slaughtered-processed/

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