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Microwaveable vacuum packed seafood package and process

  • US 5,863,578 A
  • Filed: 11/06/1996
  • Issued: 01/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A process for packaging seafood, comprising the steps of:

  • placing seafood and sauce for the seafood on a pallet, the seafood being placed in an ordered arrangement on the pallet;

    sliding said palletized seafood into a microwaveable bag to enclose the palletized seafood;

    applying a vacuum to the bag and the palletized seafood;

    sealing the bag and the enclosed palletized seafood under said vacuum; and

    then,flash freezing said sealed bag,wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate entry of said pallet into said bag, said seafood being placed on said rough upper surface and said ordered arrangement being such that the likelihood of the bag being penetrated or pierced by any parts of the seafood that is capable of doing so is diminished.

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