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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M Ford, Greenville, DE (US);
William E Kelly, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Chronopol, Inc., Golder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424412 ; 424404 ; 424414 ; 424415 ; 424485 ;
Abstract
An antibacterial composition and method for use of such composition in packaging of moisture-containing foodstuffs in a manner to extend the shelf life of the foods comprises placing the foodstuff in intimate contact with the composition which comprises 5-40% wt. of a lactic acid-based compound and optionally a liquid organic plasticizer dispersed in a solid matrix of poly(lactic acid) or lactic acid copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 200,000.