摘要 |
A process for packaging fresh meat in a case-ready condition comprising: cutting fresh meat into small, case-ready cuts of a size to be packaged and displayed to purchasers by positioning the packaged cuts in a retailer's meat case; placing at least one of said case-ready cuts on each of a plurality of supporting trays sized for deposit and display in said meat case; surrounding the meat cuts on the trays with a preselected gaseous atmosphere; covering each of the trays and the meat cuts thereon with a flexible, gas permeable film of transparent synthetic resin to enclose said meat cuts and preselected gaseous atmosphere within said gas permeable film; and placing said trays in a gas impermeable container; surrounding the trays and filling the impermeable container with a controlled gaseous atmosphere; and sealing said container to retain the controlled gaseous atmosphere therein. |