ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION

• Main Authors: ZACK, Kenneth L, NATU, Abhijit, BERRY, Dennis Frederick
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.02.2020
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; FISHING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT,VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; 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; TRAPPING

An antimicrobial composition used in produce, poultry, and meat processing is disclosed. The composition includes an alkylpolyglycoside having a formula: R-O-(G)n-H, wherein n is 1 to 2, G is a saccharide residue having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, and R is an alkyl group such that the alkylpolyglycoside has an average alkyl chain length of from 8-14. The alkylpolyglycoside is present in an active amount of from 0.01 to 8 weight percent based on a total weight of the composition. The composition also includes an antimicrobial agent chosen from organic acids, mineral acids, cetylpyridinium chloride, elemental silver and/or silver salts, and combinations thereof. The antimicrobial agent is present in an amount of from 0.002 to 2.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. L'invention concerne une composition antimicrobienne utilisée dans la production, la volaille et le traitement de la viande. La composition comprend un alkylpolyglycoside de formule : R-O-(G)n-H, n étant 1 à 2, G étant un résidu de saccharide ayant 5 à 6 atomes de carbone, et R étant un groupe alkyle de telle sorte que l'alkylpolyglycoside a une longueur moyenne de chaîne alkyle de 8-14. L'alkylpolyglycoside est présent selon une quantité active allant de 0,01 à 8 % en poids sur la base du poids total de la composition. La composition comprend également un agent antimicrobien choisi parmi les acides organiques, les acides minéraux, le chlorure de cétylpyridinium, l'argent élémentaire et/ou les sels d'argent, et des combinaisons de ceux-ci. L'agent antimicrobien est présent selon une quantité allant de 0,002 à 2,5 % en poids sur la base du poids total de la composition.