System for preserving food products
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1. A system for preserving food products, comprising:
- a means for reducing the number of bacteria on a food product;
a means for inoculating the surface of the food product with an effective amount of non-spoilage and non-pathogenic bacteria effective to competitively inhibit the growth of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria; and
a means for maintaining said food product in a temperature environment that selectively favors the proliferation of said non-spoilage and non-pathogenic bacteria.
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Abstract
A method for preserving a food product, such as meat, including the steps of inoculating meat with an effective amount of euhygienic non-pathogenic, non-spoilage bacteria in order to competitively inhibit the growth of undesired pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. Edible films that incorporate and/or cover euhygenic bacteria on the food product are used to ensure competitive inhibition of undesired spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.
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1. A system for preserving food products, comprising:
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a means for reducing the number of bacteria on a food product;
a means for inoculating the surface of the food product with an effective amount of non-spoilage and non-pathogenic bacteria effective to competitively inhibit the growth of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria; and
a means for maintaining said food product in a temperature environment that selectively favors the proliferation of said non-spoilage and non-pathogenic bacteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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