Process for making a packaged product
US6372274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 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 film article exhibits a Standard Drop Test—Boneless failure rate of less than 60 percent. A packaging process involves placing the boneless food product into a film 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 film article which is to be sealed. The film 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 film article exhibits a Standard Drop Test—Boneless failure rate of less than 60 percent.
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