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US 2005/0202137 A1Published application
Method of sanitizing a biological tissue
AssigneeUrthTech, LLC
InventorAziz Awad
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Abstract
A method for treating biological tissue, particularly meats for human consumption, so as to sanitize the tissue, is described. The method inactivates microorganisms and pathogenic prions (proteins) in the tissue.
Claims17
A method for sanitizing a biological tissue which comprises:
- a) treating the tissue with an aqueous solution selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal hydroxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxide and mixtures thereof and a lower alkanol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms such that any prions in contact with the solution are inactivated.
A method for sanitizing meat which comprises:
- (a) treating surfaces of the meat with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide and ethanol such that any prions in contact with the solution are inactivated;
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- (b) washing the surfaces of the meat with an aqueous solution so that the meat has a pH between about 5 and 8.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.