Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Direct application of electrical or wave energy to food... – Treatment with ultraviolet or visible light
Reexamination Certificate
2003-05-07
2008-11-18
Becker, Drew E (Department: 1794)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Direct application of electrical or wave energy to food...
Treatment with ultraviolet or visible light
C426S320000, C426S524000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07452561
ABSTRACT:
A fresh vegetable foodstuff such as fruit, vegetables, grains or nuts is treated to reduce microbial contamination (UV-C irradiation, preferably in a CO2atmosphere, preferably at −1 to +4° C.) and/or to induce protective phytoalexins (UV-A, UV-B and UV-C irradiation) and/or to destroy aflatoxins (UV irradiation, primarily UV-C). A modular system can be readily adapted to different foodstuffs. It can include treatment modules and support modules (e.g. for cleaning elements of the treatment modules, providing them with controlled environments, and controlling the input of foodstuffs so they are susceptible to treatment).
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Becker Drew E
Jackson Douglas E.
Stites & Harbison PLLC
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