Patent ID: 7935373

Claim:
A packaged meat product, comprising: a container having a low gas permeability and an enclosed interior volume, the container comprising a tray and a low gas permeable sealing film bonded to the tray, and wherein the tray and the low gas permeable sealing film define the enclosed interior volume; a meat product enclosed within the interior volume of the container, the meat product having a first volume less than the interior volume such that the meat product is spaced apart from the sealing film by a head space, and wherein the low gas permeable sealing film is juxtaposed with the meat product without any intervening film between the meat product and the low gas permeable sealing film; and a modified atmosphere comprising about 0.1% to about 30% carbon monoxide within the interior volume of the container, wherein the modified atmosphere has a second volume such that a volume ratio of the second volume to the first volume is not greater than approximately 1:1.