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Apparatus and method for manipulating foodstuffs to reduce microbe content

  • US 6,054,164 A
  • Filed: 09/01/1998
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for manipulating comminuted foodstuffs to decrease live microbe content therein, the process comprising:

  • (a) cooling comminuted foodstuffs to be processed to a process temperature below the freezing point of the foodstuff, and forming the foodstuffs to be processed into a plurality of workpieces; and

    (b) manipulating the workpieces within a working area, the manipulation producing relative movement between points within each workpiece, the relative movement occurring substantially throughout each workpiece.

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