Patent ID: 8231917
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of disinfecting packages through aseptic packaging comprising: (a) forming an antimicrobial composition in a sump, the antimicrobial composition comprising (b) heating the composition in the sump to about 20° C. to 65° C.; (c) pumping from about 0.01 liters per second to about 5.0 liters per second of the antimicrobial composition from the sump to the package; (d) applying the composition to a surface of a food package in an amount sufficient to render a final food product located in the food package suitable for distribution and sale under nonrefrigerated storage conditions; (e) monitoring the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the sump; and (f) adding additional catalase into the sump to maintain the concentration of hydrogen peroxide below 0.1 wt. %.