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Process for treating red meat to control bacterial contamination and/or growth

US5192570A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1991
Grant dateMar 9, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23B4/26
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The surface of red meat is treated with an trialkali metal orthophosphate to reduce, remove, retard or control salmonella, campylobacter, listeria, and spoilage bacteria without causing organoleptic depreciation of the meat, including color change.

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