Patent ID: 8092851

Claim:
A process for cleaning and disinfecting raw meat without the need for cooking and with no application of heat, comprising the steps of: a) providing a raw meat sample to be treated; b) exposing said raw meat sample to a composition in a treatment bath consisting essentially of an aqueous mixture of about 49.2% by volume of water, about 8% by volume of a 5% vinegar solution, about 21% of lemon juice, about 21% by volume of lime juice, about 0.4% of salt and about 0.4% of turmeric, for a period of 4 to 8 minutes followed by a period of at least 30 seconds of vigorous agitation in said treatment bath; c) removing the raw meat sample from the treatment bath; and d) washing the raw meat sample with water, thereby reducing bacterial count in said raw meat sample.