1. An imaging system for food safety wholesomeness inspection of freshly slaughtered chicken carcasses on a processing line, comprising: a means for obtaining both hyperspectral and multispectral images, and a data acquisition/processing unit operatively connected to said means for obtaining hyperspectral and multispectral images, wherein the system is capable of hyperspectral/multispectral imaging to detect individual chicken carcasses on a processing line and to determine the wholesome or unwholesome condition of a chicken carcass.