Patent ID: 8722123
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A01N,A23L

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing a microbial population on the surface of a non-liquid foodstuff, wherein the method comprises the step of contacting the foodstuff with an antimicrobial composition, said antimicrobial composition consisting of a monoprotic organic acid having a carbon backbone of 4 to 10 carbons, a surfactant, and a solvent, for a time effective in reducing the viability or the cell density of the microbial population on the surface of a foodstuff, wherein the total concentration of the monoprotic organic acid is about 0.1% to about 3% by weight per volume of the antimicrobial composition, and the surfactant is about 0.1 to 2% by weight per volume of the antimicrobial composition.