IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO TREATMENT OF MEAT

摘要

2137775 9325082 PCTABS00028 A method and apparatus for the treatment and/or storage of meat; the apparatus includes a method of containing a plurality of meat portions in a contiguous body and subjecting the body of meat to compression in a controlled gas flushed environment. The method includes the step of substantially protecting a large area of the surface of the meat from direct contact with the gas flushed environment where vacuum and the presence of gases occur. The meat is held in the controlled environment at low temperatures to enable an ageing process to occur. The method and apparatus also facilitates simultaneous storage and ageing of the meat under controlled conditions during transportation.