Patent ID: 6593283
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A01N,B05D,C09D,C11D,Y10T

Abstract:
A kit comprising an antimicrobial concentrate and instructions for mixing the concentrate wit water, wherein the concentrate comprises an antimicrobially-active solvent tat has a density different from that of water, an additional antimicrobial agent and an optional cosolvent or surfactant, the amounts of antimicrobially-active solvent and additional antimicrobial agent being sufficiently high and the amount of cosolvent or surfactant being sufficiently low so that when the concentrate is mixed with water according to the instructions the resulting mixture will provide greater than a 1-log order reduction in a population of Bacillus cereus within 10 seconds at 60Â° C. and a synergistic reduction in such population compared to the use of either the antimicrobially-active solvent or the additional antimicrobial agent alone.