Microbiocidal control in the processing of meat-producing four-legged animals
First Claim
1. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, said contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination, wherein said contacting is conducted:
- (i) at least once outside the perimeter of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant, or(ii) at least once in one or more areas of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where processing of live animals occurs prior to exsanguination so as to minimize the extent of microbiocidal contamination reaching the one or more areas within the slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where animal carcasses are processed subsequent to exsanguination.
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Abstract
Methods of processing four-legged slaughter animals for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s) are described. The methods comprise: I) contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, such contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination; or II) contacting the carcass of the animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin or III) contacting at least one raw meat product and/or at least one processed meat product derived from the carcass. The contacting can be done one or more times in each of I), II), and III). Considerable advantages, which are described, are realized when using such methods.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, said contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination, wherein said contacting is conducted:
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(i) at least once outside the perimeter of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant, or (ii) at least once in one or more areas of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where processing of live animals occurs prior to exsanguination so as to minimize the extent of microbiocidal contamination reaching the one or more areas within the slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where animal carcasses are processed subsequent to exsanguination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 2. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, said contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination, wherein said contacting is conducted at least once outside the perimeter of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant.
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3. A method of processing a four-legged slaughter animal for consumption as meat and/or meat product(s), said method comprising contacting exterior surfaces of the live animal at least once with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin, said contacting occurring at least once when the animal is en route to being slaughtered but before it is killed by exsanguination, wherein said contacting is conducted at least once in one or more areas of a slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where processing of live animals occurs prior to exsanguination so as to minimize the extent of microbiocidal contamination reaching the one or more areas within the slaughterhouse or meat packing plant where animal carcasses are processed subsequent to exsanguination.
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