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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Applicants:
David Forest Kuethe, Waunakee, WI (US);
Vernon Donald Karman, Poynette, WI (US);
Inventors:
David Forest Kuethe, Waunakee, WI (US);
Vernon Donald Karman, Poynette, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 55/14 (2006.01); B65B 55/18 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for controlling contamination of a food product are provided which utilize a combined treatment comprising thermal surface treatment and introduction of an antimicrobial solution to a food package prior to vacuum sealing the package.