ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE ON FOOD PRODUCTS

• Main Authors: HERDT, JOY G, GUTZMANN, TIMOTHY A, CHOPSKIE (HELTEMES), JOCELYN H, PODTBURG, TERESA C, BURNETT, SCOTT L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 15.02.2007
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; METALLURGY; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT,VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specificall y antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the prese nt invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.