Patent ID: 6537601
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A22C,A23B,A23L

Abstract:
A method of eliminating patogenic organisms in raw molluscan shellfish and crustaceans, comprising:placing raw mollusan shellfish and crustaceans in a pressure vessel and exposing said raw molluscan shellfish and crustaceans to predetermined high hydrostatic pressure at elevated temperature of between 50 and 130 degrees Fahrenheit for a predetermined period of time sufficient to cause destruction of the pathogenic organisms without substantially affecting sensory characteristics of said raw molluscan shellfish and crustaceans and after the raw molluscan shellfish and crustaceans have been exposed to high hydrostatic pressure for a pre-determined period of time, pressure is released in said pressure vessel at a rate of about 1,000 p.s.i. per 2 seconds.