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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. 13, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kent S Barta, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426332 ; 426335 ; 426532 ; 426641 ; 426652 ;
Abstract
A process for preventing attachment and growth of spoilage bacteria on the surface of freshly slaughtered meat carcasses utilizes substantially nontoxic concentrations of chlorine dioxide to inhibit the attachment of such bacteria without formation of detectable chlorinated organic compounds. The chlorine dioxide solution is applied as a low pressure spray immediately post-slaughter to prevent establishment of a bacterial load directly derived from the conditions of slaughter, and during the subsequent chill period to prevent substantial recontamination.