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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1977
Filed:
May. 05, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerome J Rasmussen, South Stickney Township, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264129 ; 17 42 ; 1381181 ; 264173 ; 264232 ; 264234 ; 264343 ; 426135 ; 426420 ;
Abstract
There is provided a novel shirred and compressed tubular food casing, including a casing having a fibrous web embedded in the wall thereof, having a continuous barrier coating adhered to the surface thereof. A method for preparing said shirred casing comprises shirring a barrier coated tubular casing, said tubular casing having a moisture content of at least 10% by weight and said barrier coating exhibiting extensibility characteristics of at least about 4% at 32.degree. F.