Patent ID: 8684799
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cleaning carcasses with a cleaning substance, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an interior region and at least one opening for passage of carcasses into the interior region; and at least one supply conduit for supplying a cleaning substance into the housing, the supply conduit coupled to at least one nozzle for dispensing the cleaning substance within the interior region; at least one effluent conduit for conveying waste from the housing; wherein the cleaning substance is dispensed from the at least one nozzle in sequential phases, including a first phase in which the cleaning substance comprises chlorine dioxide at a concentration of no less than about 0.1 ppm, a second phase in which the cleaning substance comprises chlorine dioxide at a concentration of no less than about 10 ppm, and a third phase in which the cleaning substance comprises chlorine dioxide at a concentration of no less than about 1 ppm.