Packaged food product having added liquid
US6355287B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2275/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food product has added liquid thereon, for example brine which has been injected into (and is exuding from) a meat product, or brine in which cheese has been soaking. The film article surrounds the boneless food product, and is in contact with both the boneless food product and the added liquid. The packaged product exhibits a Standard Drop Test failure rate of less than 60 percent. A packaging process involves placing the boneless food product into a packaging article, which may be a bag, pouch, or casing, the boneless food product having added liquid thereon. The added liquid on the surface of the meat, together with juice from the meat, forms a liquid blend which deposits on an inside surface of the packaging article which is to be sealed. The packaging article is then sealed across an open end thereof, the seal being made through the liquid blend on the inside surface of the meat product. The resulting packaged product exhibits a Standard Drop Test failure rate of less than 60 percent.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.