Mantrose-haeuser Company, Inc.

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Natureseal, Inc.

Fona International Inc.

Stephen A Santos

Bin Zhong

Margaret McWeeney

Robert M Sobel

Graham C Battersby

Xiaoling Dong

Xiangdong Gan

William E Barrie

Paul J Pothier

Joshua Brandt Gurtler

Katie L Fontaine

RenSun Lee

Joseph F Cotter, Sr

Margo McWeeney

Alan Mcgregor

A shellac coating composition for producing a shellac coating on a substrate comprises a fatty acid component, shellac and little or no volatile carrier liquid. Because the fatty acid inhibits the polymerization of the shellac when molten, the composition can be converted into a liquid state for coating purposes by simple heating, thereby eliminating the need for the volatile carrier liquid.

Solvent-free shellac coating composition

A food packaging material comprises a paper, paperboard or cardboard substrate and a barrier coating on the substrate, wherein the barrier coating comprises the combination of starch, seaweed extract and paper fibers.

Seaweed-based food packaging coating

A new antimicrobial wash for treating fresh fruits and vegetables to reduce microorganisms, especially human pathogens, comprises an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide and one or more fruit acids.

Antimicrobial wash

The flavor loss that occurs after a cut piece of fresh fruit or vegetable is preserved with calcium ascorbate and then stored is remedied by adding flavor augmenting chemicals to the cut piece of fruit or vegetable along with the calcium ascorbate. The types and amounts of flavor augmenting chemicals are selected to just compensate for this flavor loss and not introduce any new, foreign flavor notes into the fruit or vegetable.

Preserved cut fresh produce with true-to-nature flavor

A sprayable alcohol-based sunscreen comprises an alcohol carrier, at least one sunscreen additive, and a film forming polymer comprising shellac.

Shellac based sprayable sunscreen

The printed image on a major face of a flexible food packaging film is covered by a shellac barrier coating.

Printed flexible film for food packaging

A stable bleached shellac and an improved method for making stable bleached shellac is provided which involves precipitating bleached stable shellac from a pre-shellac solution at a pH of from 5.0 to 6.8, preferably from 5.0 to 6.5, most preferably from 5.0 to 6.0. The stable particulate shellac and the stable shellac solution, have a longer shelf life than conventional shellac. The stable shellac solution is comprised of solubilized particulate shellac in a solvent, most preferably ethanol. The stable particulate shellac and the stable shellac solution have a pH of from 4 up to less than 5 or from 5.0 to 6.8, more preferably from 5.0 to 6.5, even more preferably from 5.0 to 6.3, most preferably from 5.0 to 6.0.

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Cumberland, RI, United States of America

Stephen A Santos