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Class 426/322 - Treatment with heavy metal or compound thereof


Subclass of Class 426 - Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Definition: Processes wherein the food material is contacted with a
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 10/14/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7435438Disinfectant and method of use
A process is disclosed for treating consumable food products, the process comprising the step of applying to a consumable food product an aqueous disinfectant solution comprising silver dihydrogen citrate in an amount sufficient to obtain at least a 2.36 log10 ...
10/14/2008
7384545Container for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients
A fluid container and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes in liquid nutrient in a container, the container having an interior surface having a metal-ion sequestering agent and/or antimicrobial agent provided in a localized area of the container formed by a ...
06/10/2008
7381334Method for inhibiting microbial growth in liquid nutrients
A method for making a web having a metal-ion sequestering agent and treating a liquid using the web. The method of making the web includes electrostatically providing at least one metal-ion sequestering agent and/or antimicrobial agent. The web can be used to tread ...
06/03/2008
7375080Immobilized lactoferrin (Im-LF) antimicrobial agents and uses thereof
Disclosed is a composition of matter comprising a defined dispersion of lactoferria immobilized on a naturally occuring substrate via the N-terminus region of the lactoferrin. Compositions comprising immobilized lactoferrin (Im-LF) are used in a method for reducing ...
05/20/2008
7322369Methods of detaching microorganisms from, or of inhibiting microbial attachment to, animal or poultry carcasses or seafood or parts thereof
Methods of detaching microorganisms (e.g., bacteria) from, or of inhibiting microbial (e.g., bacterial) attachment to, animal or poultry carcasses or seafood or parts thereof, wherein the method involves contacting animal or poultry carcasses or seafood or parts the...
01/29/2008
7264739Dendrimer fluid purification method
A dendrimer complex comprising a dendrimer and an antimicrobial agent with the dendrimer complex placeable directly into a fluid to inhibit growth of microbes or rid the fluid of microbes. In a further embodiment of the invention the dendrimer complex is secured to ...
09/04/2007
7192618Antimicrobial composition for pre-harvest and post-harvest treatment of plants and animals
An antimicrobial, anti-bacterial processing aid, food additive and food ingredient is provided to inhibit cellular growth of known pathogenic, indicator and spoilage organisms, such as salmonella, stahphylococcus, listeria, e coli, and the like. The antimicro...
03/20/2007
7163709Composition for disinfection of plants, animals, humans, byproducts of plants and animals and articles infected with pathogens and method of producing and application of same
The present invention discloses a composition and method of providing ionic forms or compounds of any combination of three metals to produce a product that can be used as a antimicrobial as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) such as a hard sur...
01/16/2007
7048864Dendrimer fluid purification system and method
A dendrimer complex comprising a dendrimer and an antimicrobial agent with the dendrimer complex placeable directly into a fluid to inhibit growth of microbes or rid the fluid of microbes. In a further embodiment of the invention the dendrimer complex is secured to ...
05/23/2006
7005158Methods of improving the properties of egg proteins
The subject invention provides innovative methods of manipulating the structure and function of egg proteins, preferably albumen, through controlled acid and alkali unfolding and subsequent refolding. The subject invention provides techniques for manipulating egg pr...
02/28/2006
6172040Immobilized lactoferrin antimicrobial agents and the use thereof
Disclosed is a method for treating products, such as meat products, with immobilized lactoferrin to reduce microbial contamination. The lactoferrin is immobilized on a naturally occurring substrate, preferably a galactose-rich polysaccharide. In some embo...
01/09/2001
6139864Compositions for common colds
Sugar alcohol mixtures are used as antimicrobially active compounds....
10/31/2000
6101833Ice making machine
A plurality of freezing cells opening downwardly are defined like a grid in a freezing chamber of an injection type ice making machine. The freezing chamber, which is made of a metal having good thermal conductivity, is coated on the surface with a materi...
08/15/2000
6004477Oxygen absorption composition
An oxygen absorption composition without requiring moisture in oxygen absorption which comprises an oxygen absorbent comprising, as a principal component, an oligomer in liquid form having an unsaturated group, a number-average molecular weight in the ran...
12/21/1999
5741505Edible products having inorganic coatings
An edible product having a thin inorganic coating on at least a portion of its surface. The coating preferably forms a moisture/oxygen barrier to result in a coated edible product having an improved shelf-life. The edible products include foods and pharma...
04/21/1998
5296464Bioactive agents and compositions for materials comprising the bioactive agent and a method for treating materials therewith
Bioactive agents consisting of one or more lactoferrin-compounds selected from the group consisting of Zn-, Cu- and Mn-lactoferrin and having selective biological activities, i.e. growth-inhibitory activity against certain harmful microorganisms on one ha...
03/22/1994
4975290Method for inhibiting lipid oxidation in foods and compounds useful therefor
A method for inhibiting lipid oxidation in food products such as uncured meat and extruded food products is disclosed. In this method, food products are treated with an aqueous solution of organic iron salt such as ferrous acetate, ferric acetate, ferrous...
12/04/1990
4960605Grated hard Parmesan cheese and method for making same
In accordance with the present invention, Parmesan cheese is grated to provide a particulate Parmesan cheese. The grated Parmesan cheese is dried to a moisture level of from about 19% to about 24% by weight. Either before or after the drying step, disodiu...
10/02/1990
4880656Process for the dearomatizing and rearomatizing tea
The present invention provides a process for the dearomatizing and subsequent rearomatizing of black or green tea, wherein (a) the volatile aroma components are removed from the moist tea witha moist inert gas at a temperature of from 60° to 95° C. by m...
11/14/1989
4849236Method for maintaining freshness of vegetables by increasing germanium content
The present invention relates to a method enabling the freshness of vegetables to be easily maintained by increasing the germanium content of vegetables and is characterized by comprising the treatment of the surfaces and/or inner parts of vegetables with...
07/18/1989
4588596Ready-to-eat cereals
A new class of ready-to-eat cereals is disclosed. These products are baked bite sized pieces produced from a cookie dough, but having a bowl life of at least 3 minutes, and preferably containing fat in the amount between 3 and 17 percent, in which an effe...
05/13/1986
4369189Novel unsymmetrical formamidine-sulfenylated carbamate compounds
Novel unsymmetrical formamidine-sulfenylated carbamate compounds exhibit broad-spectrum insecticidal, miticidal and nematocidal activity....
01/18/1983
4057649Method of treating food products with selenium salts
The invention relates particularly but not exclusively to the basic food products consumed by human beings. The method of improving and retaining the nutritional qualities of basic foods and drinks consists in incorporating in these products, after the fi...
11/08/1977
 
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