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US 9,380,793 B2Granted
Artificial food casing comprising a traceability code, method for manufacturing and method of tracing thereof
AssigneeViskoTeepak Belgium NV
InventorsPierre Wielockx, Johan Quinten, Jo Maes
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Abstract
An artificial food casing includes a marking with a traceability code, wherein the marking includes an ultraviolet-detectable component.
Claims9
An artificial food casing comprising a marking with a traceability code, wherein the marking comprises an ultraviolet-detectable component;
- wherein the artificial food casing comprises a fibrous reinforcement comprising an inside surface and an outside surface;
- and an outside layer on the outside surface of the fibrous reinforcement and/or an inside layer on the inside surface of the fibrous reinforcement, wherein the outside layer and/or the inside layer comprises regenerated cellulose;
- and wherein the marking with a traceability code is applied or printed on the inside surface and/or the outside surface of the fibrous reinforcement;
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- wherein the artificial food casing is tubular.
2 more elements
A method for manufacturing an artificial food casing wherein the artificial food casing comprises a fibrous reinforcement comprising an inside surface and an outside surface and a marking with a traceability code, which method comprises:
- applying or printing a marking with a traceability code on the inside surface and/or the outside surface of the fibrous reinforcement of the artificial food casing, wherein the marking comprises an ultraviolet-detectable component;
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- coating the inside surface and/or the outside surface of the fibrous reinforcement with viscose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.