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Processing and Preserving of Meat and Poultry Products

This category encompasses businesses involved in the processing and preservation of meat and poultry products through methods such as canning, smoking, salting, freezing, sweetening, irradiation (with irradiators), and other similar techniques. Activities within this category include the production of frozen meat in carcass form, pre-cut frozen meat, individually portioned frozen meat, dried meat production, pickled or smoked meat, and the production of meat products such as sausages, salami, puddings, "andouillettes," saveloys, bologna, pâté, rillettes, and ham. It also includes the processing of whale meat on land or specialized vessels.