Barrier package for fresh meat products
AssigneeCryovac, Inc.
InventorHenry Walker Stockley, III
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Abstract
A package comprising a product support member, an O.sub.2 -permeable film over the product support member, and an O.sub.2 -impermeable film over the O.sub.2 -permeable film and in close proximity to the O.sub.2 -impermeable film, has an O.sub.2 -permeable region between the O.sub.2 -permeable film and the O.sub.2 -impermeable film. The O.sub.2 -impermeable film bounds at least a portion of an confined-O.sub.2 volume within the package. The confined-O.sub.2 volume comprises a gas comprising an amount of gaseous oxygen effective to inhibit discoloration of the product.
Claims32
A package comprising:
- a product support member;
- a product;
- an O.sub.2 -permeable film over the product support member;
- an O.sub.2 -impermeable film over the O.sub.2 -permeable film and within about 0.01 to 20 mils from the O.sub.2 -permeable film, the O.sub.2 -impermeable film bounding at least a portion of a confined-O.sub.2 volume within the package, the confined-O.sub.2 volume comprising a gas comprising an amount of gaseous oxygen effective to inhibit discoloration of the product;
- and
- an O.sub.2 -permeable region between the O.sub.2 -permeable film and the O.sub.2 -impermeable film.
A packaged meat product, comprising:
- (A) a meat product, within
- (B) a package comprising:
- a meat product support member;
- an O.sub.2 -permeable film over the meat product and the product support member;
- an O.sub.2 -impermeable film over the O.sub.2 -permeable film and within about 0.01 to 20 mils from the O.sub.2 -permeable film, the O.sub.2 -impermeable film bounding at least a portion of a confined-O.sub.2 volume within the package, the confined-O.sub.2 volume comprising a gas comprising an amount of gaseous oxygen effective to inhibit discoloration of the product;
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- an O.sub.2 -permeable region between the O.sub.2 -permeable film and the O.sub.2 -impermeable film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.