Antimicrobial biodegradable compositions for food contact articles
AssigneeDanimer IPCo, LLC
InventorsCarol G. Leggett, Phillip Van Trump, Thomas K. Leggett, III, Russell Mullins
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a food contact article. According to one embodiment, the food contact article includes at least one food contact surface. This at least one food contact surface is made up of at least 50 weight percent of at least one biodegradable polymer, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates, and from about 0.1 weight percent to about 1.0 weight percent of at least one antimicrobial agent.
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A food contact article having at least one food contact surface, wherein the at least one food contact surface comprises at least 50 weight percent polyhydroxyalkanoates and from about 0.1 weight percent to about 1.0 weight percent lysozyme, wherein the lysozyme is absorbed onto the food contact surface so as to contact food.
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