Patent ID: 7470655
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: A23B,A23L,A23V,A61L,C11D

Abstract:
1. A method of inactivating a prion located on a surface comprising: applying to the surface a composition consisting of: maintaining the composition at least about 30° C. for at least about 1 minute, the composition being effective at inactivating a prion capable of causing a brain disease selected from the group consisting of kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheiniker disease, fatal familial insomnia, scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, transmissible mink encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease, and feline spongiform encephalopathy, and the composition being capable of decreasing the number of the prions in a container by at least about 3 logs.