CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND PACKAGING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE AND SHELF LIFE OF FRESH MEAT

摘要

A process for packaging fresh meat and the fresh meat package havingenhanced visual appeal and shelf life stability, the process including thesteps ofintroducing into the meat a treatment solution comprising a lactate buffersalt and adiacetate flavor enhancement agent, and packaging the meat in a packaged unit.Thepackaged unit can comprise a display unit comprising a thermoplastic traycoveredby a transparent film and further packaging one or more display units in afilmwrapped container. The packaged unit can also comprise a dividable portion ofmeatenclosed in a barrier bag. The atmosphere within the container can bemaintained asa high oxygen atmosphere.