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US 2014/0193553 A1Published application
Method for treating fruit or vegetables with phosphorous ions and corresponding compositions
AssigneeXeda International
InventorAlberto SARDO
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Abstract
The present application relates to a new method for treating fruits or vegetables comprising the use of hot phosphorous acid (PA) as well as PA-based combinations and corresponding kits.
Claims18
A method for treating fruit or vegetables against Penicillium comprising providing a treatment composition comprising phosphonic acid or potassium phosphite;
- heating the composition to a temperature of between 30° C. and 60° C.;
- and applying the composition to fruits and vegetables.
A combination comprising:
- phosphonic acid or potassium phosphite;
- and a fungicide selected from the group consisting of eugenol, isoeugenol and salts thereof, thiabendazole and ortho-phenylphenol.
A kit comprising:
- i) a system comprising:
- means for packaging fruit or vegetables in a retention means,
- means for forming a bath containing a treatment composition comprising phosphonic acid or potassium phosphite,
- means for lowering and raising the retention means, and
- a unit for controlling the lowering and raising means which is adapted, on the one hand for controlling the following steps:
- lowering the retention means so the fruit or vegetables contained therein are completely immersed in the bath, and
- raising the retention means so the fruit or vegetables are completely removed from the bath, and, on the other hand, for controlling, between these two steps, the following intermediate steps:
- raising the retention means so the fruit or vegetables contained therein emerge at least in part from the bath, and
- lowering the retention means so the fruit or vegetables contained therein are once again completely immersed in the bath;
- and
- ii) a treatment composition comprising phosphonic acid or potassium phosphite.
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