About opening vacuum packs with bone-in meat A About opening vacuum packs with bone-in meat Sometimes when you open a vacuum pack of meat with bones you might notice an odd smell. This is just lactic acid and is quite normal. It will disappear soon after opening and has no effect on the meat. Category: Our meat Post navigationPrevious post: Can you supply large bulk packs or part/whole animals?Next post: Does all your meat come from the Ellis Creek family farm? Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Recipe Rating Recipe Rating Comment * Name * Email * Website Subscribe to newsletter