Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps

Dsm IP Assets B.v.

John Mark Faragher

Kathryn Louise Tse

Torben Isak

Richard Ingram

Bob Coyne

Linda Valerie Thomas

Pim Van Hee

Sébastien Gouin

Carsten Bjoern Hansen

Laurentius Cornelis Adrianus Van Santen

Carsten Bjorn Hansen

The present invention provides a composition comprising (a) an antimicrobial material; and (b) an extract obtained from or obtainable from a plant of the Labiatae family, wherein (a) and (b) are different; wherein the composition contains phenolic diterpenes in an amount of greater than 1.0 wt. %, based on the composition, and wherein when the antimicrobial material consists of nisin, the composition comprises carvacrol in an amount of less than 0.075 wt. % based on the composition and carvone in an amount of less than 15 wt. % based on the composition.

Composition comprising a bacteriocin and an extract from a plant of the Labiatae family

The present invention provides an aqueous antifungal composition comprising a polyene antifungal compound and a thickening agent. The composition can be used in the protection against the development of fungi on food, feed and agricultural products.

Method for the treatment of food, feed and agricultural products with a polyene antifungal compound

The present invention provides an antimicrobial material in an encapsulated form, comprising (i) a core comprising an antimicrobial material and (ii) a shell of encapsulating material, wherein the shell of encapsulating material is impermeable to the antimicrobial material. The invention further provides a process for introducing an antimicrobial material into a foodstuff comprising (i) providing the antimicrobial material in an encapsulated form comprising a core of antimicrobial material and shell of encapsulating material, and (ii) introducing encapsulated antimicrobial material into or onto the foodstuff.

Encapsulated antimicrobial material

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