Patent ID: 8567161

Claim:
A method for aseptic packaging of food, beverages or pharmaceuticals comprising: (a) contacting a package with a composition consisting essentially of a wetting agent, and an antimicrobial agent, wherein the wetting agent consists essentially of: (i) a sheeting agent, wherein the sheeting agent comprises at least one compound having the structure represented by formula I: R—O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) n —H wherein R is a (C 1 -C 12 ) alkyl group, and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 100; (ii) a defoaming agent comprising a polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene block copolymer surfactant, wherein the weight percent ratio of sheeting agent to defoaming agent is between about 1:5 to about 5:1 in the composition; (iii) a first association disruption agent which is an alcohol alkoxylate EO/BO surfactant; (iv) a second association disruption agent which is a C 12 -C 14 fatty alcohol EO/PO surfactant; and (v) an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a hydrotrope, a chelating/sequestering agent, and combinations thereof; (b) filling the package with a substance selected from the group consisting of food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and combinations thereof; and (c) sealing the package.