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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter P. Hempfling, Mechancisville, VA (US);
Gordon H. Bokelman, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Newton E. Kalengamaliro, Winnipeg, CA;
Dick L. Hilliard, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 1/524 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 1/524 ;
Abstract
Tobacco is treated with an effective amount of one or more bactericidal gases before or during curing to reduce or eliminate bacteria, bacterial activity and/or fungal activity from tobacco leaves, and/or to reduce or eliminate the amount of tobacco-specific nitrosamine or bacterial endotoxin in cured tobacco leaves. Cured tobacco is treated with an effective amount of one or more bactericidal gases before or during storage to reduce or eliminate bacteria, bacterial activity and/or fungal activity from the cured tobacco.