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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883732 | Antimicrobial salt solutions for cheese processing applications Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as fo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7862842 | Use of cationic preservative in food products A novel use of cationic preservatives and preparations according to this novel use. A cationic preservative derived from lauric acid and arginine, in particular, the ethyl ester of the lauramide of the arginine monohydrochloride, hereafter named LAE, can be used for... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7727568 | Antimicrobial composition comprising a mixture of lactic acid or a derivative thereof and an inorganic acid The invention relates to an antimicrobial composition comprising a mixture of at least 20 wt. % lactic acid or a derivative thereof and an inorganic acid selected from a nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorous acid, and mixtures thereof for use in animal nutrition. In one... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7662417 | Preservatives and protective systems This invention relates to compositions comprising cationic preservatives and anionic hydrocolloids, to methods of preparing them and their application in food microbiological protection. Due to their composition, food products are susceptible to act as a culture med... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658959 | Antimicrobial salt solutions for food safety applications Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as fo... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7435438 | Disinfectant 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 |
| 7407679 | Use of cationic preservative in food products A novel use of cationic preservatives and preparations according to this novel use. A cationic preservative derived from lauric acid and arginine, in particular, the ethyl ester of the lauramide of the arginine monohydrochloride, hereafter named LAE, can be used for... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387736 | Pathogen reduction using chloramines A method and apparatus for implementing pathogen reduction within a poultry processing or food processing plant that uses water that has been treated with chloramines at an advantageous dosagebefore being introduced to the production process at processing steps. The... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7375080 | Immobilized 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 |
| 7364747 | Process and product for inhibiting or preventing bacterial infections The combination of a polymyxin composition and a hop composition produces unexpected and synergistic activity against gram positive bacteria. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361374 | Application for hop acids as anti-microbial agents The alkali metal salts form of β-acids dissolved in propylene glycol is used to control microbial growth in food products, process streams and other applications, including in cosmetic formulations. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357956 | Tea beverage with improved flavor The invention is directed to beverages with improved flavor. The beverages are not sour and have a monoprotic acidulant with a pKa of less than about 2.6 and/or a polyprotic acidulant with a pKa1 of less than about 2.6 and a pKa2 of less than a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354613 | Method for treating processed food products Contacting a processed food product with an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of an alkali silicate reduces bacterial contamination of the product or retards bacterial growth on the product or both reduces bacterial contamination and retards bacterial ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351684 | Aqueous disinfectants and sterilants including colloidal transition metals The present invention is drawn to disinfectant or sterilant compositions, which are human safe, e.g., food grade or food safe. In one embodiment, an aqueous disinfectant or sterilant composition can comprise an aqueous vehicle, including water, from 0.001 wt % to 50... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326429 | Sterilization method of rice and processed rice foodstuffs The present invention relates to an effective sterilization method including cooking and heating processes, which prevents the quality deterioration of rice and processed rice foodstuffs manufactured by heating processes. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322369 | Methods 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 |
| 7323203 | Process for producing pickles, and antimicrobial composition The process for producing pickles of the invention comprises using an oil-in-water antimicrobial composition that contains allyisothiocyanate as the active ingredient and further contains surfactant and water added thereto, in any stage of producing pickles. The inv... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316824 | Method and composition for washing poultry during processing The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7307103 | Sodium dodecyl sulfate compositions for inactivating prions An antiseptic composition useful in destroying the infectivity of infectious proteins such as prions is disclosed. The antiseptic composition is preferably maintained at either a low pH of 4.0 or less or a high pH of 10.0 or more either of which allows for an enviro... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288274 | Method for cleaning poultry An apparatus (10) for washing eviscerated poultry carcasses (12) has a housing (11), a conveyor (15a) for moving the shackled poultry carcasses through the housing. A guide bar (24) tilts the poultry carcasses (12) fr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285299 | Surface pasteurization of cooked food products A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285301 | Method for producing nutritionally balanced food compositions This invention relates to a process for manufacturing nutritionally balanced food compositions suitable for retort sterilization which have a low pH, extended shelf life, high antimicrobial activity, and which include protein in a stable emulsion. The primary protei... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276260 | Inhibition of in pet food products A method of inhibiting the growth of Tyrophagus putrescentiae in a pet food product includes the step of adding at least 0.3% by weight conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) to the pet food product. Specifically, adding conjugated linoleic acid to the pet food produ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275982 | Ozone-based conveyor cleaning system A conveyor cleaning system includes a treating region, a processing region, and a conveyor belt traveling from the treating region to the processing region. A distributor positioned across the treating region deposits a film of ozonated water on the conveyor belt. I... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273630 | Process for cleaning and disinfecting food products A composition and process for improving the quality of raw food product such as seafood, meat and fowl including a treatment of a bath, rinse, ice blend, steam or spray for preparing the raw food product, such as fresh fish, meat or poultry or produce. Before the tr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252848 | Flavored oil-in-water emulsions for food applications The invention concerns an acidic butter oil-in-water emulsion of a lipophilic substance capable of imparting, improving or modifying the flavor properties of a composition to which it is added. These emulsions are particularly stable due to the presence of a combina... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237358 | Promoting early establishment of potato crops by ethylene inhibitors This invention is directed to a method for promoting early establishment of potato crops, and is particularly directed to promotion of potato sprout number and length, and reduction of sprout tip necrosis. In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for inc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234586 | Self-cleaning foodstuff conveyors A conveyor suitable for use, e.g., in food processing apparatus, includes particular procedures and arrangements for decontaminating the surface of the conveyor. The conveyor surface is subject first to a mechanical cleaning, e.g., by spraying of liquid followed by ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192618 | Antimicrobial 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 |
| 7186376 | Slow release production of chlorine dioxide from acidified sodium chlorite A sodium chlorite (NaClO2) solution is admixed with flowing water to form a flowing water and sodium chlorite (NaClO2) solution. A flowing water and acid solution is admixed into the flowing water and sodium chlorite (NaClO2) solutio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182966 | Microbiological control in poultry processing In the processing of poultry, equipment, instruments, apparatus and/or water used in such processing, and/or carcasses and/or parts of poultry resulting from the processing of poultry, are disinfected with aqueous solutions of certain halogen-based microbiocides, es... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172782 | Microbiological control in poultry processing A method of controlling microbial contamination of poultry carcasses in the processing of poultry as food products is described. The method comprises contacting the carcasses with an aqueous medium containing an effective microbial inhibiting amount of active bromin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169424 | Mold inhibitor having reduced corrosiveness A mold inhibitor is described which is a combination of a salt of propionic acid and an essential oil. The essential oil is selected from the group that includes but is not limited to cinnamon oil, eucalyptus oil, lemongrass oil, palmrosa oil, rosemary oil, sage oil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169415 | System for preserving fresh meat products A method for preserving a food product, such as meat, comprising the steps of inoculating meat with an effective amount of euhygienic non-pathogenic, non-spoilage bacteria in order to competitively inhibit the growth of undesired pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. Ed... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163709 | Composition 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 |
| 7147872 | Environmentally compatible processes compositions and materials treated thereby Environmentally friendly processes for prevention of qualitative deterioration and quantitative loss of plant matter and foodstuffs, during all stages of storage and handling, including pre- and post-harvest, pre- and post-planting, distribution and marketing involv... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138145 | Method and apparatus for ozination of grain A method for treating grain comprising circulating concentrated ozone through an evenly distributed column of grain to maintain a concentration of between 50 and 100 ppm. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134954 | Method for producing modified natural intestines The present invention is to provide a method for producing an animal natural intestine having improved texture and hardness by treatment with a solution containing a food emulsifier. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132118 | Cucumis melo extract coated and/or microencapsulated in a fat-soluble agent based on a fatty substance The present invention relates to a composition comprising an active plant extract containing superoxide dismutase, said extract being coated and/or microencapsulated in a fat-soluble agent based on a fatty substance. It also relates to its method of manufactu... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128937 | Method of preserving meat of slaughtered poultry or parts thereof In a method of chilling slaughtered poultry or parts thereof, the poultry is conveyed through a chilling room, or at least through a part of said chilling room, and in the process is exposed to a stream of chilling air. During the chilling of the poultry the skin of... | 10/31/2006 |
