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Process for packaging and storing food items

CA 1049315 A · Owner: W.R. Grace & Co. · Inventors: Howe, Milton A.; Bieler, Anne C.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, In the preparation and storage of cooked bulk, packaged food in flexible receptacles the quality of the, food is increased, the cooking conditions are closely controlled, the growth of bacteria is restricted and the, storage time is increased by reducing the interior temperature of the food from its filling temperature of at least 180°F to below 45°F in less than a half hour. Said temperature reduction is preferably achieved by filling the receptacle so that the food therein is flowable or mobile and then tumbling the receptacle in a cooling medium so that the food flows or moves within the receptacle. After storage at 28°F to 32°F the, food may be heated by …

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  • Granted February 27, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 27, 1996.
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GrantedFebruary 27, 1979
Term endedFebruary 27, 1996
Patent numberCA 1049315 A
Classification (IPC)A23L3/02 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedFeb 27, 1979Term endedFeb 27, 1996

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