Abstract：Because of its nutritional richness, good safety and hygiene, and soft and tender texture, chilled meat has
gradually become the mainstream of raw meat consumption. However, fresh meat is highly vulnerable to infection by food
borne pathogens and other spoilage microorganisms when stored without packaging. Proper preservation and packaging
technologies can create good hygienic conditions for chilled meat and avoid quality deterioration caused by water loss, thus
prolonging its shelf life. Effective pre-storage treatment is also crucial for shelf life extension of chilled meat. This paper
reviews the current commonly used technologies for pre-storage treatment and packaging of chilled meat for the purpose of
providing technical references for pre-storage treatment and packaging of chilled meat.
