METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCT QUALITY AND PRODUCT SAFETY OF MEAT OR FOODSTUFFS OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE ORIGIN

摘要

The invention relates to a method for enhancing the product quality and product safety of meat or foodstuffs of animal or vegetable origin by means of selective pressure and temperature treatment. According to the invention, fresh or warm meat of any form is packed in portions using a film container which has recoil abilities and therefore any liquid possibly escaping from the packed product distributes itself uniformly over the surface of the product. The packed portions are then placed in a container-like treatment device which has, mounted on the surfaces coming into contact with the product, a plurality of cushions, tubes or similarly elastic structures to which a pressure and temperature control medium may be applied. The cushions, tubes or similarly elastic structures are filled with the pressure and temperature control medium in such a manner that substantially uniform pressure forces act on the packed product and the packed product can be held in a predefined temperature range which is maintained for a predetermined period. On expiry of the predetermined period, the packed product is then rapidly cooled by exchanging the temperature control medium.

主权项

1. A method for enhancing the product quality and product safety of meat or foodstuffs of animal or vegetable origin by of a selective pressure and temperature treatment according to the following steps:
packaging fresh or warm meat in portions using a film container which has restoring forces so that escape of liquid is extremely reduced and liquid possibly still escaping from the film container is distributed over a surface of the film container, to form a packaged product; introducing the packaged product into a container-like treatment apparatus which comprises on surfaces coming into contact with the packaged product a plurality of shapeless or shaping structures to which a pressure and temperature control medium can be applied; filling the container-like treatment apparatus with the pressure and temperature control medium such that substantially uniform compressive forces act on the packaged product, and keeping the packaged product in a predefined temperature range from approximately 14° C. to 16° C. during a predetermined time window, and upon expiry of the predetermined time window, cooling the packaged product rapidly by exchanging the temperature control medium.