For ready-to-eat meat, cold-chain deviations are a traceability event

A large ready-to-eat recall by Kayem Foods shows why the cold chain for cooked meat and poultry has to be managed as a continuous barrier, not as an isolated check at the end of distribution. The Chelsea, Massachusetts company is recalling about 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because of possible storage-temperature deviations.