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Friday, April 24, 2009
Religious Requirements for Processing
Garry Smith, chairman of Webber/Smith Associates Design Engineering and Architecture, built a new fresh-cut plant for a processor in Pennsylvania that came online last year. The plant serves customers in New York and is a Kosher facility processing lettuce.
Under Kosher guidelines, a rabbi has to be on-site to bless the food, and Smith said if he finds one aphid he'll reject the entire lot. Often more than one rabbi is in the plant, ensuring everything is clean. One Kosher plant he worked with had a dormitory for 20 rabbis, who would rotate out every couple of weeks.
Smith said he's working with a Muslim chicken processor now on a new plant, and there are religious requirements there, too. The person killing the chicken has to be facing Mecca, for one.
Working with a new customer may mean doing research on more than their products. If the food being prepared is for a religious group, there could be additional requirements on space or design that you wouldn't find in a conventional plant. Understanding your customers' needs is key to designing the right facility.
posted by Great American Publishing
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