Device and method for cutting up food products

An apparatus for slicing food products comprising

• a product feed having at least one conveying device for feeding at least one product to a cutting plane defined by movement of at least one cutting blade;
• and
• at least one work unit for handling of the product, the work unit acting as an abutment for a front end of the product in a blocking position,
• a product holder engageable with a rear region of the product to hold the product at least during feeding to the cutting plane,
• wherein the work unit located in the blocking position is moveable in response to a force applied to the work unit in the conveying direction with the front end of the product when the product holder engages the rear region of the product, the work unit preventing movement of the product to the cutting plane up to a threshold force applied to the work unit in a conveying direction with the front end of the product, the product feed being a multi-track design to slice a plurality of products simultaneously, the work unit comprising a plurality of adjustable holding sections, each track of the multi-track design having an adjustable holding section independently adjustable of the other adjustable holding sections, each adjustable holding section exerting a blocking function for the product in the blocking position to abut the front end of the product and prevent movement of the product to the cutting plane up to the threshold force.