Patent ID: 7273630

Claim:
A process for cleaning and disinfecting eviscerated and descaled raw seafood, comprising the steps of: a) providing an eviscerated and descaled raw seafood sample to be treated; b) immersing said raw seafood sample in a treatment bath containing a composition comprising 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 time sufficient to clean, deodorize and disinfect the raw seafood sample without adversely affecting the texture thereof, said immersion step including a period of at least 30 seconds of vigorous agitation before removing the seafood sample from the treatment bath; and c) removing the seafood sample from the treatment bath and washing the same with water.