Patent ID: 6395356
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A22C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tubular cellulosic film meat casing, which comprises a tubular fibrous reinforcement impregnated with a viscose coating composition containing cellulose, wherein said composition, prior to being impregnated into said reinforcement, comprises an admixture of a viscose solution, a food grade cationic resin adhering agent and a protein for imparting to said film, cling properties for a meat product packaged within such film, said resin being present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 2.5 percent by weight of cellulose and said protein being present in an amount of from about 0.001 to about 2.5 percent by weight of cellulose, a weight ratio of resin to protein being between 100:1 and 1:1 said tubular film having a cling force to encased meat product under both wet and dry conditions of between 350 g/4 cm and 800 g/4 cm, said cling force, under both wet and dry conditions, being sufficient to hang said food casing when stuffed with meat, by an end and weak enough to permit the food casing to be removed from encased meat product without damaging the surface of the meat product.