Birko Corporation

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Terry L McAninch

Frederick W Holzhauer

Dana J Johnson

Elis M Owens

Gary L Nace

Victor M Reusch

Harley D Swanson

J Keith Conner

Rodney D Cooke

Bob Ogren

David H Hughes

Robert D McDonough

A method for reducing the incidence ofin harvested meat comprising treating the meat with an effective electrostatically charged antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of lactic and citric acids in proportions containing a predominance of lactic acid from 65:5 wt./wt. to 77:3 wt./wt. lactic acid to citric acid; and the pH of the solution is less than about 3.2.

Method of processing poultry and other meat to reduce or eliminate

Disclosed are methods for killing or reducing the incidence of pathogenic bacteria, comprising contacting the bacteria with a PURAC CL 21/80 solution (1-2.5% by weight) comprising lactic acid in an amount ranging from about 0.43% to 1.23% by weight and citric acid in an amount ranging from about 0.29% to about 0.88% by weight. In some aspects, the pathogenic bacteria can be present on a meat product.

Methods of reducing or eliminating pathogenic bacteria

An improved method for applying an electrically charged lubricant on an oppositely charged carcass trolley in a meat packing plant meeting the requirements of (1) adequate lubricity, (2) 'drip-resistance,' (3) safety, (4) rust resistance, (5) economy of manufacture and use, and (6) the ability to be removed by cleaning methods is provided by preparing a mixture of mineral oil, a fatty acid, a silicone oil, and a polybutene, each being acceptable for incidental contact with food.

Compositions for an methods of lubricating carcass conveyor

A method for reducing the incidence ofin harvested poultry comprising treating the poultry with an effective antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of lactic and citric acids in proportions containing a predominance of lactic acid from 50:30 wt./wt. to 75:5 wt./wt. lactic acid to citric acid; and the pH of the solution is less than about 3.2.

An improved lubricant for use with a conveyor in a meat packing plant meeting the requirements of (1) adequate lubricity, (2) 'drip-resistance,' (3) safety, (4) rust resistance, (5) economy of manufacture and use, and (6) the ability to be removed by cleaning methods is provided by preparing a mixture of mineral oil, a fatty acid, a silicone oil, and a polybutene, each being acceptable for incidental contact with food, in certain minimum amounts and increasing the amounts of one or more of said components such that the improved lubricant has a viscosity of 20-160 centipoise. A method of improving a lubricant for use on a conveyor in a meat packing plant and a method of lubricating the conveyor are also disclosed.

Compositions for and methods of lubricating carcass conveyor

The invention relates to an improved hide-curing additive comprising an effective biocidal amount of an essential oil and a non-ionic surfactant. The improved additive provides an effective cure for the hides, is environmentally safe and economical.

Hide-curing additive

Method for bleaching tripe using liquid bleaching agents

A process for the separation and purification of fat-containing waste water including the step of adding an effective flocculating and oxidizing amount of a composition comprising:

Waste water treatment with peracid compositions

A process for the separation and purification of fat-containing waste water including the step of adding an effective flocculating and oxidizing amount of a composition including:

Waste water treatment with peracetic acid compositions

A process for the curing of animal hides using a brine solution including the step of adding an effective bactericidal and flocculating amount of a composition comprising: 10-30 wt. % acetic acid 5-20 wt. % peracetic acid 15-25 wt. % hydrogen peroxide 1-10 wt. % phosphoric acid balance water Other peracids, such as, perlactic acid, percitric acid, perproprionic acid, perbenzoic acid, perpentenoic acid and perbutyric acid may be used.

Hide raceway treatment and improved method of curing hides

An improved lubricant for use with a conveyor in a meat packing plant meeting the requirements of (1) adequate lubricity, (2) 'drip-resistance,' (3) safety, i.e., approval of the composition and its ingredients by the U.S.D.A., (4) rust resistance, (5) economy of manufacture and use and (6) the ability to be removed by cleaning methods is provided by preparing a mixture of mineral oil, a fatty acid and a polybutene, each being acceptable for incidental contact with food, in certain minimum amounts and increasing the amounts of one or more of said components such that the improved lubricant has a viscosity of 20-160 centipoise. A method of improving a lubricant for use on a conveyor in a meat packing plant and a method of lubricating the conveyor are also disclosed.

A process for facilitating the separation of fat from a waste stream composition comprising water, fat, fatty acids and solids produced in food processing plants and animal rendering plants. In one embodiment, an alkaline pH control composition and an aluminum salt flocculant composition are added to the waste stream composition for subsequent separation in a clarifier of the waste stream composition into an essentially fatty layer, an essentially water layer, and an essentially solids layer. In a second embodiment, a conventional dissolved air flotation system is employed. An acidified aluminum salt flocculant composition is added to the waste stream composition prior to dissolved air introduction. The resulting waste stream composition subsequently separates in a clarifier into the three layers described above.

Waste water treatment

Waste water from fat rendering and meat processing plants is treated in a conventional clarifier to produce better separation of suspended solids and fat from waste water by the addition of a first solution of pH controlling agent in combination with a surfactant and a second solution of a flocculating agent into the waste water streams entering the clarifier.

A hair removing composition for use on carcasses, skins, hides, and pelts, containing preselected proportions of alkali, buffering agents, surface active agents, foaming agents, and stabilizers in combination with preselected thioglycolates.

Depilating composition and method

A composition for removing hair from full hair whole carcasses, skins, hides and pelts comprising:

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Westminster, CO, United States of America

Terry L McAninch