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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Soliman Shenouda, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Adolph Clausi, Cos Cob, CT (US);
Ann M Rogers, Rivervale, NJ (US);
Nabil El-Hag, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Foods Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426321 ; 426335 ;
Abstract
The present invention teaches of process for reducing the microbial population, in particular the pathogens, on the surface of food materials such as fruits and vegetables consisting of contacting the food material with a first aqueous medium having an acidic pH followed by transferring the food material to a second aqueous medium having a basic pH and washing the food material in tap water to remove the base residue on the surface of the food material.