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US 6,551,641 B1Granted
Fish, poultry, meat processing method
AssigneeGlobal Food Technologies
InventorMark Terry
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Abstract
Processing apparatus and method for fish, poultry and meat products include multiple successive immersions in sanitizing solutions at different successive temperatures within controlled environments to promote low contamination during transfer of product between processing stations in preparation for encapsulation within a controlled environment confined within a barrier of composite sheet material that controls the transfer of selected gases therethrough.
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A method for processing fish, poultry or meat products, comprising the steps for:
- immersing the product in a sanitizing solution at approximately 32°-35° F. for a first time interval;
- after the first time interval, immersing the product for a second time interval in a sanitizing solution at a higher temperature than the solution temperature during the first interval and within the range of approximately 70°-105° F.;
- after the second time interval, immersing the product for a third time interval in a sanitizing solution at a lower temperature than the solution temperature during the second time interval and within the range of approximately 33°-35° F.;
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- after the third time interval, preparing the product for distribution.
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A method for processing animal food products comprising the steps for:
- subjecting the product to a fluid environment at a temperature of approximately 32°-35° during a first time interval for elevating the respiration rate of cells contained in the animal product;
- after the first time interval, subjecting the product to a fluid environment for a second time interval at a higher temperature than the fluid temperature during the first time interval and within the range of approximately 70°-105° F. for expanding the matrix or vacuole of the cells contained in the animal product;
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- after the second interval, subjecting the product to a fluid environment for a third interval at a lower temperature than the fluid temperature during the second time interval and within the range of approximately 33°-35° F. for decreasing the respiration rate of the cells toward dormancy.
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