Composition and process for cleaning and disinfecting food products

A process for cleaning and disinfecting raw meat, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a raw meat sample to be treated;
• b) immersing said raw meat sample in a treatment bath comprised by volume of a composition comprising an aqueous mixture of about 49.2% by volume of water, about 8% by volume of a 5% vinegar solution, about 21% of lemon juice, about 21% by volume of lime juice, about 0.4% of salt and about 0.4% of turmeric, for a period of time sufficient to clean, deodorize and disinfect the raw meat sample without adversely affecting the texture thereof, said immersion step including a period of at least 30 seconds of vigorous agitation before removing the meat sample from the treatment bath;
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• c) removing the meat sample from the treatment bath and washing the same with water.

A process for disinfecting raw food products in preparation for consumer display and/or cooking,

• a) providing a raw food product ample to be treated;
• b) immersing said raw food product sample in a treatment bath comprised by volume of a treatment composition comprising an aqueous mixture of at least about 32% by volume of water, from about 4 to about 27% by volume of a 5% vinegar solution, from about 14 to 31% of lemon juice, from about 14 to about 31% by volume of lime juice, from about 1 to 5 teaspoons/gallon of salt and from about 1 to 5 teaspoons/gallon of turmeric, for a period of time sufficient to reduce the bacterial count thereof without adversely affecting the texture and appearance thereof, said immersion step including a period of vigorous agitation sufficient to remove undesirable oils and waste products from the surface thereof before removing the food product from the treatment bath;
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• c) removing the food product sample from the treatment bath.