Patents Assigned to JBS USA, LLC (successor of Monfort, Inc.)
  • System for Reducing Microbial Levels on the Hide of an Animal
    Publication number: 20140148083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for reducing microbial levels on a hide of an animal utilizing means for contacting the hide of an animal with an alkaline solution having a pH of between about 8 and about 13 after stunning the animal, a second means for contacting the hide with a second solution that includes one of water, organic acid or hydrogen peroxide and a means for reusing at least a portion of the alkaline solution or the water/organic acid/hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: JBS USA, LLC (successor of Monfort, Inc.)
    Inventors: Wesley W. Potter, R. Paul Clayton