Food disinfection using ozone
CA 2398332 A1 · Owner: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Proced Es Georges Claude · Inventors: Laberge, Fabrice; Steiner, Edward; Yuan, James
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Methods and apparatus are provided for decreasing the bacteria count of a food commodity eg. meat without affecting its overall organoleptic quality (taste odor, and color). This is accomplished using a treatment fluid comprising ozone, which is injected into a treatment chamber containing the food commodity. Some water is preferably added to obtain better contact of the ozone with the food by forming a thin film of ozonated water on the food surface. Spices and/or other ingredients may preferably be added with the water. The food is placed in a tumbler and the tumbler is set in motion. During treatment good contact between the treatment fluid and the food commodity is obtained by …
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- Filed March 8, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 8, 2021.
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