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 a carcass of said animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one N,N′
- -bromochloro-5,5-dialkylhydantoin.
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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 N,N′-bromochloro-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 N,N′-bromochloro-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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35 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 a carcass of said animal, after exsanguination, with a microbiocidal solution formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one N,N′
- -bromochloro-5,5-dialkylhydantoin.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of processing a carcass of a four-legged slaughter animal, which method comprises:
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a) 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 formed from mixing together at least (i) water and (ii) at least one N,N′
-bromochloro-5,5-dialkylhydantoin;b) subjecting said carcass to at least one decontamination process selected from ionizing radiation, UV radiation, hydrostatic pressure, and sonication; wherein a) and b) are conducted in any sequence and/or concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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