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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A Gutzmann, Eagan, MN (US);
Brian J Anderson, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Pamela J Reed, St. Paul, MN (US);
Bruce R Cords, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Lawrence A Grab, Woodbury, MN (US);
Edward H Richardson, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426321 ; 426331 ; 426332 ; 426235 ; 426335 ; 426532 ; 426641 ; 424405 ;
Abstract
Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using an antimicrobial composition. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 peroxycarboxylic acid.