Microbiocidal Control in the Processing of Meat-Producing Four-Legged Animals
First Claim
1. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal selected from cattle, swine, horses, sheep, bison, rabbit, camel, kangaroo, alligator, crocodile, buffalo, goats, llamas, deer, antelope, elk, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and nutria for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising:
- contacting a carcass of said animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution, and/or contacting at least one raw meat product and/or at least one processed meat product derived from said carcass at least once with a microbiocidal solution wherein each said microbiocidal solution is, independently, comprised of;
water having a bromine residual derived from (i) at least one bromine source selected from (1) bromine chloride, (2) a mixture of bromine chloride and bromine, (3) a mixture of bromine and chlorine, or (4) a mixture of bromine chloride, bromine and chlorine, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer (I) which has one of formulas R—
NH2, R—
NH—
R1, R—
SO2—
NH2, R—
SO2—
NHR1, R—
CO—
NH2, N—
CONH—
R1, or R—
CO—
NH—
COR1, where R is a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group or an aromatic group and R1 is an alkyl group or an aromatic group;
or (II) an alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid;
the bromine residual in each microbiocidal solution being sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity.
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Abstract
Methods of processing four-legged animals are described. The methods comprise contacting a carcass of an animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution, and/or contacting at least one raw meat product and/or at least one processed meat product derived from the carcass with a microbiocidal solution. Each microbiocidal solution is, independently, comprised of: water having a bromine residual derived from (a) (i) at least one bromine source, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer; (b) (i) at least one alkali metal bromide, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal bromide, and (ii) at least one alkali metal hypohalite and/or at least one alkaline earth metal hypohalite; or (c) a mixture or combination of one or more of (a) and/or (b); the bromine residual in each (a), (b), and (c) sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal selected from cattle, swine, horses, sheep, bison, rabbit, camel, kangaroo, alligator, crocodile, buffalo, goats, llamas, deer, antelope, elk, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and nutria for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising:
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contacting a carcass of said animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution, and/or contacting at least one raw meat product and/or at least one processed meat product derived from said carcass at least once with a microbiocidal solution wherein each said microbiocidal solution is, independently, comprised of; water having a bromine residual derived from (i) at least one bromine source selected from (1) bromine chloride, (2) a mixture of bromine chloride and bromine, (3) a mixture of bromine and chlorine, or (4) a mixture of bromine chloride, bromine and chlorine, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer (I) which has one of formulas R—
NH2, R—
NH—
R1, R—
SO2—
NH2, R—
SO2—
NHR1, R—
CO—
NH2, N—
CONH—
R1, or R—
CO—
NH—
COR1, where R is a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group or an aromatic group and R1 is an alkyl group or an aromatic group;
or (II) an alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid;the bromine residual in each microbiocidal solution being sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 32)
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19. A method of processing at least one raw meat product derived from a carcass of at least one four-legged slaughter animal and/or at least one processed meat product derived from a carcass of at least one four-legged slaughter animal, said four-legged animal selected from cattle, swine, horses, sheep, bison, rabbit, camel, kangaroo, alligator, crocodile, buffalo, goats, llamas, deer, antelope, elk, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and nutria, which method comprises contacting said at least one raw meat product and/or said at least one processed meat product at least once with a microbiocidal solution comprised, independently, of:
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water having a bromine residual derived from (i) at least one bromine source selected from (1) bromine chloride, (2) a mixture of bromine chloride and bromine, (3) a mixture of bromine and chlorine, or (4) a mixture of bromine chloride, bromine and chlorine, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer (I) which has one of formulas R—
NH2, R—
NH—
R1, R—
SO2—
NH2, R—
SO2—
NHR1, R—
CO—
NH2, N—
CONH—
R1, or R—
CO—
NH—
COR1, where R is a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group or an aromatic group and R1 is an alkyl group or an aromatic group;
or (II) an alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid;the bromine residual in each microbiocidal solution being sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of decreasing microbial contamination of a carcass of a four-legged slaughter animal selected from cattle, swine, horses, sheep, bison, rabbit, camel, kangaroo, alligator, crocodile, buffalo, goats, llamas, deer, antelope, elk, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and nutria, which method comprises at least contacting said carcass with an aqueous biocidal composition at least once before, during and/or after removal of hide, hair, bristles, or skin from the carcass, wherein said composition is comprised of:
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water having a bromine residual derived from (i) at least one bromine source selected from (1) bromine chloride, (2) a mixture of bromine chloride and bromine, (3) a mixture of bromine and chlorine, or (4) a mixture of bromine chloride, bromine and chlorine, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer (I) which has one of formulas R—
NH2, R—
NH—
R1, R—
SO2—
NH2, R—
SO2—
NHR1, R—
CO—
NH2, N—
CONH—
R1, or R—
CO—
NH—
COR1, where R is a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group or an aromatic group and R1 is an alkyl group or an aromatic group;
or (II) an alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid;the bromine residual in each microbiocidal solution being sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of processing a carcass of a four-legged slaughter animal and/or raw meat product derived from said carcass, and/or processed meat product derived from said carcass, said four-legged animal selected from cattle, swine, horses, sheep, bison, rabbit, camel, kangaroo, alligator, crocodile, buffalo, goats, llamas, deer, antelope, elk, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, and nutria, which method comprises:
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1) contacting said carcass, raw meat product derived from said carcass, and/or processed meat product derived from said carcass at least once with a microbiocidal solution comprised of; water having a bromine residual derived from (i) at least one bromine source selected from (1) bromine chloride, (2) a mixture of bromine chloride and bromine, (3) a mixture of bromine and chlorine, or (4) a mixture of bromine chloride, bromine and chlorine, (ii) at least one alkali metal base, and/or at least one alkaline earth metal base, and (iii) at least one halogen stabilizer (I) which has one of formulas R—
NH2, R—
NH—
R1, R—
SO2—
NH2, R—
SO2—
NHR1, R—
CO—
NH2, N—
CONH—
R1, or R—
CO—
NH—
COR1, where R is a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group or an aromatic group and R1 is an alkyl group or an aromatic group;
or (II) an alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid;
the bromine residual in each microbiocidal solution being sufficient to provide microbiocidal activity; and2) subjecting said carcass, raw meat product derived from said carcass, and/or processed meat product derived from said carcass to at least one decontamination process selected from ionizing radiation, UV radiation, microwaves, pulsed light, electric fields, hydrostatic pressure, sonication, infra-red radiation, ozonization, and ozone washing, 1) and
2) being conducted in any sequence and/or concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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