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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jerry Wayne Marshall, Stokesdale, NC (US);
Jo A. Hart, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Anthony A. Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Annett Milling, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Robert Reinbold, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/20 (2006.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/20 (2013.01); A01N 63/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for inhibiting formation of nitrosamines by bacteria in tobacco, comprising contacting the tobacco with a substance comprising a plurality of bacteriophages capable of lysing bacteria that form nitrosamines. Disclosed also is a tobacco product possessing a diminished concentration of nitrosamines.