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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Sally Kay Swart, Rosemount, MN (US);
Shaun Patrick Kennedy, North Oaks, MN (US);
Thomas L. Harris, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sally Kay Swart, Rosemount, MN (US);
Shaun Patrick Kennedy, North Oaks, MN (US);
Thomas L. Harris, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B004/015 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing microbial burden on a food product. The method includes contacting the food product with an antimicrobial agent and irradiating the food product. The system includes an applicator adapted and configured for contacting a food product with an antimicrobial agent and an irradiator adapted and configured for irradiating a food product. The antimicrobial agent can be a peroxycarboxylic acid.