Broad-range antibacterial composition and process of applying to food surfaces
OwnerFredric G. Bender, William King +2inventors
InventorsFredric G. Bender, William King, Xintian Ming, George Weber
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Abstract
A composition of matter which demonstrates efficacy against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria containing: (a) a gram negative bacteria inhibiting effective amount of propionibacteria metabolites with the proviso that such metabolites not solely comprise propionic acid; (b) a gram positive bacteria inhibiting effective amount of a lantibiotic; and (c) a chelating effective amount of one or more phosphate salts which function as a chelating agent to bind the propionibacteria metabolites and lantibiotics to the surface of the substrate being treated and its method of use is provided.
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A composition of matter which demonstrates efficacy against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria comprising:
- (a) a gram negative bacteria inhibiting effective amount of propionibacteria metabolites with the proviso that such metabolites not solely comprise propionic acid;
- (b) a gram positive bacteria inhibiting effective amount of a lantibiotic;
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- (c) a chelating effective amount of one or more phosphate salts which function as a chelating agent to bind the propionibacteria metabolites and lantibiotics to the surface of the substrate being treated.
A process for reducing the overall bacteria content of food product by applying to one or more surfaces of said product a bacteria reducing effective amount of a composition of matter which demonstrates efficacy against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria comprising:
- (a) a gram negative bacteria inhibiting effective amount of propionibacteria metabolites with the proviso that such metabolites not solely comprise propionic acid;
- (b) a gram positive bacteria inhibiting effective amount of a lantibiotic;
- and
- (c) a chelating effective amount of one or more phosphate salts which function as a chelating agent to bind the propionibacteria metabolites and lantibiotics to the surface of the substrate being treated.
A food product having reduced bacteria as a result of having applied thereon to one or more of its surfaces a composition of matter which demonstrates efficacy against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria comprising:
- (a) a gram negative bacteria inhibiting effective amount of propionibacteria metabolites with the proviso that such metabolites not solely comprise propionic acid;
- (b) a gram positive bacteria inhibiting effective amount of a antibiotic;
- and
- (c) a chelating effective amount of one or more phosphate salts which function as a chelating agent to bind the propionibacteria metabolites and antibiotics to the surface of the substrate being treated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.