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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Geoffrey N. Richards, Missoula, MT (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 4/00 ; A23L 3/36 ; A01N 6/500 ; C12N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 4/00 ; A23L 3/36 ; A01N 6/500 ; C12N 1/00 ;
Abstract
A composition is provided for reducing bacterial growth in food products. The composition includes a wood extract containing polyphenols and may contain arabinogalactan. The composition suppresses or prevents the growth of,and of Salmonella sp. The wood extract imparts little or no residual taste to the food product. However, it can readily be removed if desired by washing before use of the food. The composition may be essentially arabinogalactan-free to further reduce bacterial growth.