... place a higher value on food safety invest more in food safety technology. 18 Food Safety Audits, Plant Characteristics, and Food Safety Technology Use in Meat and Poultry Plants / EIB-82Economic ... ServiceEconomic Information Bulletin Number 82October 2011 Food Safety Audits, Plant Characteristics, and Food Safety Technology Use in Meat and Poultry Plants Abstract Food safety technology can increase ... supporting each food safety technology index for each food safety technology category for cattle, hog, and poultry slaughter and processing plants and meat and poultry processing-only plants, ...