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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 1974
Date of Patent:
January 20, 1976
Assignee:
Swift and Company Limited
Inventors:
Wayne A. Busch, Robert E. Taylor, Robert B. Tompkin
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