Surface treatment of foodstuffs with antimicrobial compositions

Details Surface treatment of foodstuffs with antimicrobial compositions Surface treatment of foodstuffs with antimicrobial compositions

1993-04-23

1996-11-12

Pratt, Helen

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Inhibiting chemical or physical change of food by contact...

Including step of packaging

426 32, 426 42, 426 53, 426 61, 426133, 426310, 426323, 426324, 426325, 426532, 426335, A23L 33463

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055738010

ABSTRACT:
An antimicrobial composition comprising a Streptococcus-derived or Pediococcus-derived bacteriocin or synthetic equivalent antibacterial agent in combination with a chelating agent. Such composition may be used in conjunction with a foodstuff or with a food packaging film (with or without the chelating agent) to protect foodstuffs against growth of harmful bacteria such as Listeria. Also disclosed are methods of protecting foodstuffs using film having a transferrable antimicrobial agent which may protect foodstuff surfaces before and/or following removal of the film and peelable films useful in such methods which may include the above bacteriocin.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2979410 (1961-04-01), Parlour
patent: 3124468 (1964-03-01), Williams
patent: 4597972 (1986-07-01), Taylor
patent: 4810508 (1989-03-01), Dell'Acqua et al.
patent: 5217950 (1993-06-01), Blackburn et al.

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