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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne A Busch, Allison, IA (US);
Robert E Taylor, Glenview, IL (US);
Robert B Tompkin, La Grange, IL (US);
Assignee:
Swift and Company Limited, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426326 ; 426327 ; 426332 ; 426335 ;
Abstract
A process for treating meat and meat-cuts to destroy surface bacteria, and particularly spoilage bacteria, comprising contacting meat surfaces with a hot aqueous acid solution for a time sufficient to achieve substantial surface bacterial kill but insufficient to result in any appreciable organoleptic deterioration or protein denaturation of the meat.