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6543339 Apparatus for aseptically packaging protein-containing material  
A protein-containing composition is provided which is produced by the steps of: coagulating a protein-containing material; emulsifying the protein-containing material; continuously heating the...
6537601 Process of elimination of bacteria in shellfish and of shucking shellfish  
The invention relates to a process for eliminating pathogenic organisms and other bacteria from raw food products, such as raw shellfish, whereby the molluscan shellfish is exposed to hydrostatic...
6521275 Meat preservation process using a carbon monoxide and helium gas mixture  
A meat preservation process using a carbon monoxide and helium mixture as a preservant which achieves a limited penetration into the meat such that the color of the meat is not altered after...
6517920 Multilayer, coextruded, biaxially stretched high-barrier plastic casing  
A multilayered, coextruded tubular biaxially stretched casing, having oxygen and water vapor barrier properties plus reduced adhesion to contents, e.g., foodstuffs, contained within the casing, is...
6514548 Shrimp and tray combination and method of making same  
A shrimp and tray combination includes a shrimp tray having an outer retaining ridge and an inner support ridge. A groove is formed between the inner and outer ridges. A plurality of shrimp is...
6500505 Thermoplastic film with good interply adhesion  
A multilayer film including an outer layer that includes a homo- or interpolymer of propylene and, directly adhered to the outer layer, a layer that includes a homogeneous ethylene/α-olefin...
6488972 Hermetically sealed package, and method and machine for manufacturing it  
A hermetically sealed package comprises an substantially rigid base( 3; 22 ), preferably a tray, a product ( 2; 23 ) to be packaged, which in a preferred embodiment is higher than the tray side...
6488973 Method of making a cooking pouch containing a raw protein portion, a raw or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce  
A frozen food product which includes a raw protein portion, a raw or an only partially cooked or blanched vegetable portion and a sauce, contained in a sealed cooking pouch made primarily of paper...
6485802 Coated fiber-reinforced casing based on cellulose hydrate suitable for smoked liver sausage  
The invention relates to a seamless, tubular sausage casing based on cellulose hydrate having a continuous coating made of a polymeric material on its outer surface, which is permeable to hot smoke...
6482452 Combined liquid-tight meat tray and inserted absorbent/separating layer  
A combination of a liquid-tight meat tray an absorbent/separating layer inserted into the meat tray, wherein the absorbent/separating layer has an absorbent pad and a film arranged on the absorbent...
6447826 Packaging for meat and foodstuff  
Methodology for packaging and packages for meat or other foodstuffs in a carbon dioxide rich low oxygen environment by including without the packages carbon dioxide generating material and oxygen...
6430467 Processes for packaging perishable and other products  
Packaging and processes for facilitating fast, efficient, and reliable production line packaging of products, and more particularly perishable products including meat products. Product trays...
6395320 Two-component packaged food products  
The invention provides two-component shelf-stable packaged food products, especially packaged sauce products. The products comprise a container, a first food component filling a first region of the...
6383537 Patch bag having overhanging bonded patches  
One or more patches adhered to a bag have a first-patch-overhang-region and a second-patch-overhang-region, wherein at least a portion of said first-patch-overhang-region is adhered to said...
6383538 Producing meat with enhanced shelf-life  
A method of obtaining beef of increased shelf-life comprises the step of grazing cattle on forage on or into which seaweed supplement has been incorporated or directly feeding seaweed supplement to...
6379730 Method for the prevention of struvite in fish  
The invention is directed to a method and composition for the prevention of struvite in containers such as cans. The method includes combining a water soluble vitamin selected from the group...
6372274 Process for making a packaged product  
A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food product has added liquid thereon, for example...
6372273 Dual web package having improved gaseous exchange  
A package for a product, including: a support member having a peripheral flange and a cavity for receiving a product; a permeable film partially sealed to said flange to enclose the product; at...
6355287 Packaged food product having added liquid  
A packaged product comprises a boneless food product comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of meat and cheese. The food product has added liquid thereon, for example...
6333060 Tuna twister  
The present invention provides a container for packaging solid food that is stored in the container in a liquid environment, such as tuna fish. One end of the container has a foraminous drain lid...
6298983 Storage bag with soaker pad  
A storage bag with soaker pad, and a material and method for making same. The bag of the invention includes a bag having a front and rear panel of a plastic film, the front and rear panels being...
6296886 Method of film crease elimination and patch bag without crease within lay-flat bag side  
A process for removing creases from a film eliminates a problem in the quality of the heat seal for a patch bag having at least a segment of one or more bag side edges (or the bag bottom edge)...
6293897 Securement of a pad to the inside of a bag  
A storage bag formed from a thermoplastic film includes a pad secured to the inside bottom thereof. The pad is disposed adjacent the bag material at or near the bottom by one or more strips of...
6290998 Single eyelet/notched nylon closure for cooking bag  
A cooking bag for edible food contents is secured by a closure in a coiled circle around a neck of the bag. The closure has a single eyelet and a pair of notches which catch in the single eyelet. A...
6287613 Patch bag comprising homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer  
A patch bag has a heat-shrinkable patch adhered to a heat-shrinkable bag, the heat-shrinkable patch comprising homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer. The patch bag can be made by adhering a...
6279738 Foam packaging tray and packaging method using same  
A foam sheet comprising a cellular structure having two or more interconnected cells in fluid communication with one another, the foam sheet being in the form of a tray. One or more perforations...
6269946 Packaging system for preserving perishable items  
A modified atmosphere package for storing oxygen sensitive goods which contains a gas permeable tray for holding the oxygen-sensitive goods and a gas permeable film wrapped over the tray. The tray...
6270819 Patch bag having curved seal and curved patch  
A patch bag has a convex bag edge and a convex seal inward of the convex bag edge. A patch is adhered to the bag. The patch covers at least a portion of the bag and has a convex patch edge. The...
6270829 Carbon monoxide saturated, preserved raw meat  
A method for preserving meat and the meat processed thereby is disclosed. The method includes the steps of exposing raw meat to an atmosphere consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and...
6265004 Poultry visceral cavity shaping method and product  
The poultry shaping mandrel (25) is utilized to retain the shape of previously eviscerated oven-ready whole bird carcasses (10) after the carcasses have been prepared and before they are packaged...
6254911 Method of making plate-like frozen raw hamburger-like matter packaged by film  
A method of making a plate-like frozen raw hamburger-like matter includes: a filling step for filling a constitutional material of the raw hamburger-like matter between a first thermal seal a...
6254909 Shrinkable bag having side edge covered with protective patch  
Disclosed is an oriented, heat shrinkable, thermoplastic vacuum bag having a protective heat shrinkable patch attached thereto such that said heat shrinkable patch covers substantially all area...
6238716 Conditioned packaging for shellfish or crustaceans  
A packaging for shellfish, such as mussels, or crustaceans, includes a closed container in which there is situated a quantity of living shellfish or crustaceans, optionally water originating from...
6230883 Modified atmosphere packaging method  
A modified atmosphere package for storing oxygen sensitive goods containing a a gas impermeable tray including flanges around the perimeter of the tray and a bottom inside surface, and a a gas...
6231905 System and method of making a modified atmosphere package comprising an activated oxygen scavenger for packaging meat  
A packaging system and method utilizes a modified atmosphere package including a first package and a second package. The first package includes a non-barrier portion substantially permeable to...
6223894 Package for packaging a food product  
Package for packing a food product which likely exudes liquids, which comprises a tray and an upper sheet made of a stretchable liquid impermeable material. The upper sheet which is secured all...
6224923 Method of coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheeses  
The present invention relates to a method for coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheese with a composition comprising shellac and polyamide, and to the coated long-keeping sausages and hard...
6221411 Meat packaging apparatus and method  
A meat packaging apparatus includes a tray containing a modified atmosphere and meat product, a film sealed to the tray and including an opening, and a two-piece label attached to the film and...
6210725 Method for creating modified atmosphere packaging  
A package for storing oxygen-sensitive goods (such as meat) which contains a gas impermeable tray wrapped in a gas permeable film, a barrier bag within which the wrapped tray is disposed, a closure...
6194040 Multilayered, biaxially-oriented food casing comprising two oxygen-barrier layers  
An at least four-layer tubular biaxially oriented food casing having an outer layer which includes a mixture of at least one aliphatic and at least one partly aromatic (co)polyamide with or without...
6194012 Treatment of meat  
A method of storing and aging a meat which comprises the steps of containing meat in a controllable environment under a mechanical compression, substantially separating a majority of a surface of...
6190711 Packaged cooked ground meat products and methods of making the same  
Precooked, packaged ground meat products and methods of making such products. The product comprises ground meat and at least one moisture-absorbing additive. The formulated meat mixture is formed...
6183826 Colored cellulosic casing with clear corridor  
A sausage casing comprising an elongated cellulosic tube having less than about 100 wt. % moisture based upon the bone dry weight of cellulose and having first and second longitudinal portions, and...
6183790 Modified atmosphere package  
A modified atmosphere packaging method creates a modified atmosphere in a package including an inner package and an outer package. The inner package is composed at least partially of a polymeric...
6183791 Shrinkable bag with a protective patch  
Disclosed is an oriented, heat shrinkable, thermoplastic vacuum bag having a protective heat shrinkable patch attached thereto such that said heat shrinkable patch covers substantially all area...
6171668 White food casing having low TiO2 loading  
An improved white food casing comprising regenerated cellulose containing titanium dioxide pigment in a weight ratio of less than 0.5 to regenerated cellulose in the casing and containing from...
6168822 Method for producing a bone-in ham steak  
A process for producing a bone-in ham steak made by separating the muscle, fat, and femur bone from a green ham, processing the muscle and fat to form an aggregation of cured muscle, fat, and bone...
6132781 Modified atmosphere package with accelerated reduction of oxygen level in meat compartment  
A modified atmosphere package includes first and second compartments separated by a partition member that is substantially permeable to oxygen. The first compartment contains an oxygen scavenger...
6117464 Cook-in food package with peelable laminate  
The present invention provides a peelable laminate suitable for cook-in packaging and a method of cooking a food product. The method includes the steps of: a) enclosing a food product in the...
6113962 Preservation of color of stored meat using noble gases  
A process for preserving the color of red meat, which entails contacting the meat with an effective amount of an atmosphere selected from the group consisting of a noble gas, a mixture of noble...