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US 2015/0305357 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for pasteurization of human milk
AssigneeCarag AG
InventorLukas Christen
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InventorLukas Christen
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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the inactivation of a biological contaminant in a human milk product by exposing the milk product to UV by imparting a vortical flow to the milk product. The exposure inactivates or reduces the amount of a contaminant in the milk product; and the activity of a bioactive component present in the milk product is not substantially reduced. The contaminant may be selected from a group comprising E. coli, Staphylococcus spp. Streptococcus spp., Bacillus spp., Enterococcus spp. and Enterobacter spp., Cytomegalovirus, Human immunodeficiency virus or Human T-lymphotrophic virus. The bioactive component may be a carbohydrate, lipid, protein, fatty acid, enzyme, antibody, growth factor, cytokine, chemokine, hormone, antimicrobial compound or metabolite.
A method for inactivating or reducing an amount of a biological contaminant in a human milk product comprising exposing the milk to ultraviolet light (UV) having a wavelength from 200 nm to 280 nm, and imparting a vortical flow to the milk product to facilitate exposure of the contaminant to the UV light;
An apparatus for inactivating or reducing an amount of a biological contaminant in a human milk product, comprising a container for containing a volume of a human milk product, wherein a UV light source is associated with the container such that the human milk product is exposed to UV light;
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