Patent ID: 7172782
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: A01N,A22C,A23B,A23L,A61K,A61L,C02F

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling microbial contamination of poultry carcasses in the processing of poultry as food products, which method comprises contacting said carcasses with an aqueous medium disposed in a tank or vessel, said medium containing an effective microbial inhibiting amount of active bromine resulting from the addition to said medium of (i) at least one 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dialkylhydantoin in which one of the alkyl groups is a methyl group and the other alkyl group contains in the range of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or (ii) a solution thereof, or (iii) both of (i) and (ii), said contacting inhibiting contamination of said carcasses by microorganisms.