Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Contacting food in liquid or solid state with exteriorly... – Including packaging of contacted food or treatment of...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Becker, Drew (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Contacting food in liquid or solid state with exteriorly...
Including packaging of contacted food or treatment of...
C426S320000, C426S326000, C426S335000, C426S399000, C426S482000, C422S028000, C422S032000, C422S033000, C099S472000, C099S477000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07001631
ABSTRACT:
Almonds are often harvested off the ground from around trees which have been fertilized with manure. Potentially hazardous microbes are transferred from the husk to the shells during the dehusking process. During deshelling, shell dust with attached microbes escapes into the atmosphere and can permeate an entire packaging facility, contaminating previously uncontaminated packaging and food products. A sterile barrier is provided around the packaging facility. As the almonds in the shell are passed through the barrier, their shells are sanitized. After the nutmeats are removed from the shells, the nutmeats are sanitized again and packaged in packaging which has been sanitized.
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Lawes Matthew C.
McDonnell Gerald E.
Mielnik Thaddeus J.
Becker Drew
Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & McKee LLP
Steris Inc.
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