EP1854736A1 - Dispositif de regulation de l' humidite - Google Patents

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EP1854736A1
EP1854736A1 EP07009135A EP07009135A EP1854736A1 EP 1854736 A1 EP1854736 A1 EP 1854736A1 EP 07009135 A EP07009135 A EP 07009135A EP 07009135 A EP07009135 A EP 07009135A EP 1854736 A1 EP1854736 A1 EP 1854736A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/22—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient in moist conditions or immersed in liquids

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  • the present invention relates to a novel regulator for the targeted and temporally uniform provision of moisture, for example in packaging or transport containers.
  • Water-absorbent food casings such as plastic casings based on polyamide or cellulose are usually provided in the form of so-called shirred sticks for the meat-processing industry ( DE 89 44 623 C2 ). Due to the significantly reduced length compared to rolls, the processor can process the tubular casing significantly more economical. Such Raffraupen usually have only very little to no water content and are therefore rigid and inflexible. In order to allow now a wrinkle-free filling and possibly to ensure during the subsequent cooking and brewing process and cooling sufficient shrinkage properties of the intestine, which is essential for a smooth, wrinkle-free product, a humidification / hydration is necessary to fill a the to achieve sufficient flexibility and elasticity of the intestine ( DE-A 3 426 723 ). This watering means for the processor an additional process step, which should be avoided for economic reasons.
  • a way out is that the step of moistening or watering, in which the necessary flexibility for the processing of the shell material is achieved, already carried out at the manufacturer and then the moistened material is packed and shipped.
  • this approach is problematic since the storage capacity of the envelope material for moisture relative to the volume of its packaging for transport and storage is usually low, so that it may come to partial drying of the shell material in particular in case of moisture loss by migration from the package.
  • the properties that are important in terms of application technology, such as elasticity and flexibility suffer, so that rewetting may become necessary for the processor.
  • EP-A 0640 289 describes a shirred, ready-to-fill conditioned food casing, which is sprayed during shirring with an emulsion of water and roughening lubricant, wherein the production and the uniformity of the sprayability is associated with particular difficulties.
  • the moisture must be applied to the intestinal species either on the shirring machine or on the moistening machine.
  • some difficult, special measures have to be used.
  • additional measurement effort is to operate.
  • Object of the present invention what it is now to provide a technically simple and inexpensive regulator available through which creates a humid climate in a room, which is usually a package and this is kept constant over a longer period.
  • a tubular semi-permeable film closed on both sides preferably made of cellulose fiber casing or pure Celulosedarm, which is filled with water or with a water-swollen absorber and optionally a biocide.
  • the invention therefore provides a regulator for providing a temporally and spatially uniformly moist climate in a package, comprising a tubular semi-permeable film sealed on both sides and based on the total weight of the regulator at least 90% by weight, preferably at least 95% by weight. Contains% water.
  • Semipermeable with respect to the films refers to the permeability to water or water vapor.
  • films are those based on polyamide, cellulose or cellulose fibers.
  • Preferred semi-permeable films are those based on cellulose or cellulose fibers.
  • Such regulators according to the invention release, based on the initial weight of the regulator, within 14 days at 20 ° C., an amount of water of preferably 5 to 20% by weight, particularly preferably 10 to 15% by weight.
  • the water is in the form of a water-swollen absorber material.
  • such an absorber preferably has a minimum absorption capacity of 20 to 100 g of water per 1 gram of absorber, more preferably 40 to 60 g of water per 1 gram of absorber.
  • absorbers polyacrylate, silicate or cellulose-based materials are preferably used. Particularly preferred are absorber materials based on carboxymethylcellulose.
  • the water-swollen absorber used is a carboxymethyl cellulose gel with a water content of more than 90% by weight.
  • the humidity regulator has a cylindrical extension with a diameter D and a length L (both measured in mm).
  • the appearance corresponds to a standard filled sausage.
  • the ratio L to D can be varied within a range of 1.5 to 10, with a preferred ratio of 2.5 to 5 being used.
  • the diameter of the regulator varies depending on the amount of the intestinal material to be humidified and the size of the surrounding carton of 35 mm to 90 mm, preferably 40 to 60 mm.
  • the regulator also comprises a microbiocidal active substance with which the tubular semipermeable film closed on both sides is coated or which is contained in the water or water-swollen absorber in the interior of the film.
  • the active ingredient is dissolved in water contained in the interior of the film.
  • microbicidal agents examples include potassium sorbate, sodium sulfate, natamycin.
  • Preferred microbicide is potassium sorbate.
  • microbicidal agent 0.5 to 5 g of the above-mentioned microbicidal agent per 1 kg of water, more preferably 1.5 to 2.5 g of the microbicidal agent per 1 kg of water are used.
  • the thickness of the films for producing the packaging bags is preferably 20 to 80 .mu.m, more preferably 40 to 60 microns.
  • Such shirred sticks are preferably based on biaxially oriented plastic sheaths based on polyamide (PA) or artificial casings based on cellulose.
  • PA polyamide
  • Such materials are common in the field of industrial brewing and cooked sausage making and, for example, in DE-A 43 39 337 and EP-A 530 538 described.
  • the ratio of weight of the regulator to the weight of the shirred sticks is usually 2 to 12 wt .-%, preferably 4 to 10 wt .-%, particularly preferably 4 to 7 wt .-%.
  • the regulator has an approximately cylindrical body with a diameter of 50 mm and a length of 200 mm and a weight of 400 g and this together with 4 to 6 kg Raffraupen in a cardboard volume of 50 to 60 dm 3 is used.
  • carboxymethyl cellulose is used as absorber material in the regulator.
  • the regulators according to the invention it is possible to maintain a temporally and spatially constantly moist climate over a period of 2 to 12 months, preferably 3 to 6 months, while maintaining the above-defined ratio of regulator to the amount of the roughnecks and the volume of the package It is sufficient that the shirred sticks can be filled without further moistening or washing immediately after removal from the packaging and further processed.
  • outer packaging for example made of cardboard or cardboard.
  • the humidity regulator can be positioned independently of the geometry of the packaging unit.
  • cuboidal cartons which are lined on the inside with a polyethylene bag, have proven successful.
  • the humidity regulator can take all possible positions. Regardless of the position of the humidity regulator (bottom or top), the same effect is achieved for the tubular sheaths.
  • the regulator is used in conjunction with a device which prevents the cellulose fiber gut from coming into direct contact with the product to be moisturized.
  • a device which prevents the cellulose fiber gut from coming into direct contact with the product to be moisturized.
  • a device may be an optionally perforated tube into which the regulator is inserted.
  • at least one side of the tube, more preferably both sides of the tube, is unlocked.
  • the tube consists of two half-shells connected to one another with a tube, wherein the two ends of the regulator are preferably fastened between the two half-shells connected to one another, for example by clamping.
  • the regulator hangs quasi free in the device and its moisture-regulating surface has no direct contact with the packaged product to be kept moist and at the same time only a minimal interaction with the device.
  • Caliber constancy after 2 weeks or after 3 months: Caliber constancy means the geometric uniformity of the product, which was determined by the uniformity of the diameter along a 25 cm long sausage product. Deviations of +/- 0.1 mm were rated Grade 1 and deviations of more than 0.5 mm Grade 6.
  • Filling behavior after 2 weeks or, after 3 months: By filling behavior is meant the safety with which the intestine can be filled in the correct way avoiding bursting of the intestine or jumping off clips or other disturbances.
  • a trouble-free filling of 100 caterpillars was rated grade 1.
  • Grade 5 was awarded to 100 caterpillars in 5 disorders.
  • Non-fillability was rated 6.
  • Hygienic status is defined as the germ load within the packaging unit. To determine the caterpillars were stored for 14 days in the presence of the test regulator in a Folienbeuten and then de-aired. Then, the agar plate load (Saburaut, type no. 1.10413, Merk, Darmstadt, DE) was tested. If equal to or less than 1 colony forming unit (CFU) per 100 cm 2 , the grade was 1, at more than 100 CFU / 1 cm 2 the grade 5 awarded.
  • CFU colony forming unit
  • LDPE foil bag (wall thickness 50 ⁇ m) designed cardboard of dimensions length width / height 410mm / 335mm / 335 m together with a humidity regulator and hermetically sealed.
  • the regulator used was a cellulose fiber casing (Walsroder FR, nominal caliber 50, Casetech GmbH & Co KG, Walsrode) with a weight of 400 g, closed on both sides with metal clips, which was filled with a mixture of water and 1.5 g of potassium sorbate per kg of water.
  • Example 2 The procedure was as in Example 1, wherein here as a regulator both sides verclipste tubular film made of polyamide 6 was used with a wall thickness of 30 .mu.m. The addition of a biocide was omitted.
  • Example 3 The procedure was analogous to Example 3, wherein the use of a humidity regulator was omitted.

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