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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Philippe Trembley, Surrey, GB;
Paul Mark Ames, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 4/06 (2006.01); F25D 3/11 (2006.01); A22C 21/00 (2006.01); A23B 4/16 (2006.01); A22B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 4/062 (2013.01); A22B 5/0076 (2013.01); A22C 21/00 (2013.01); A23B 4/06 (2013.01); A23B 4/16 (2013.01); F25D 3/11 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Poultry carcasses are chilled rapidly when exposed to a flow of gaseous air at a temperature in the range from about −50° C. to about −120° C. for a period of time in the range from about 1 s to about 60 s. The flow is directed over and into the body cavity of the carcasses. The carcasses are orientated in the flow such that the sternum of each carcass faces downstream. One advantage of the process is that the number of viable microorganisms present on the carcasses is reduced significantly while avoiding freeze-damage to the carcasses.