North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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311614 - Rendering and meat processing from carcassesCAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps; or preparing meat and meat by-products from carcasses. Establishments known as boxed meat plants, primarily engaged in assembly-line cutting and packing of purchased carcasses, are included.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • boxed meat (except poultry), made by assembly-line cutting of purchased meat
    • canning meat (except poultry, small game, pet food, baby food), from purchased meat
    • ham, canned or preserved, made from purchased meat
    • meat and bone meal, and tankage, processed in rendering plants
    • meat curing, drying, salting, smoking or pickling, made from purchased meat
    • rendering plants (except poultry)
    • tallow, produced in rendering plants
    • wieners, sausages, luncheon meats and other processed meat products (except poultry and small game), made from purchased meat

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • producing dog and cat food from purchased meat (See 311111 Dog and cat food manufacturing)
    • producing animal feed, except dog and cat food, from purchased meat (See 311119 Other animal food manufacturing)
    • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 311225 Fat and oil refining and blending)
    • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen food manufacturing)
    • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 311420 Fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying)
    • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
    • cutting and packing of purchased meat, except boxed meat cut on an assembly-line basis (See 413160 Red meat and meat product merchant wholesalers)
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