Method and system for contamination intervention
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorTyson Brown
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Abstract
Intervention of contamination of an exposed carcass meat surface during processing of an animal carcass comprises providing a flexible sheet having first and second major surfaces comprising an antimicrobial agent on the first major surface of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is food-contact safe; detaching a portion of hide from the carcass, thereby providing an exposed carcass meat surface; and placing the flexible sheet on the exposed carcass meat surface so that the antimicrobial agent contacts the exposed carcass meat surface. The flexible sheet is also described.
Claims18
A method of intervention of contamination of an exposed carcass meat surface during processing of an animal carcass, comprising:
- providing a flexible sheet having first and second major surfaces comprising an antimicrobial agent on the first major surface of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is food-contact safe;
- detaching a portion of hide from the carcass, thereby providing an exposed carcass meat surface;
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- placing the flexible sheet on the exposed carcass meat surface so that the antimicrobial agent contacts the exposed carcass meat surface.
A method for removing a hide from an animal carcass, comprising:
- providing a flexible sheet having first and second major surfaces comprising an antimicrobial agent on the first major surface of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is food-contact safe;
- detaching a portion of the hide from the carcass to provide a hide flap to be gripped by a mechanical hide gripper, and an exposed carcass meat surface corresponding at least in part to the hide flap;
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- placing the flexible sheet on the exposed carcass meat surface so that the antimicrobial agent contacts the exposed carcass meat surface.
The method of claim 14, wherein the flexible sheet is applied to the exposed carcass meat surface on a portion of the carcass to provide a safe landing zone for contacting the carcass during processing of the animal carcass.
A flexible antimicrobial sheet for application to a meat surface comprising:
- a flexible sheet having first and second major surfaces comprising an antimicrobial agent on the first major surface of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is food-contact safe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.