Patent ID: 7354888

Claim:
A food cleaner consisting of: a. a phosphate having the formula of (I) in a concentration of from 0.1% to 4% based on the total weight of the solution, b. a citrate having the formula of (II) in a concentration of from 0.1% to 4% based on the total weight of the solution, and c. a silicate having the formula [(M 7 ) 2 O].(SiO 2 ) m .(H 2 O) z in a concentration of from 0.4% to 15% based on the total weight of the solution, in which M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 , M 5 , M 6 , and M 7 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of Hydrogen, Sodium, and Potassium; x, y, and z are independently of each other any number between 0 to 12; and m is any number between 1 to 6, and optionally: d. a further component which is selected from the group consisting of carbonate, hydroxide, chloride, sulfate, ammonia, and mixtures thereof; and/or e. an antibacterial chemical selected from the group consisting of chlorine, hops acid extracts or hops resins, propionibacteria metabolites, chitosan, tertiary butyl hyroquinone (TBHQ), chlorine dioxide, sterilant gases selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, ammonium tetraformate, acids selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, sorbic acid, tartaric acid, benzoic acid, nitric acid, acyloxyalkenoic acid, and salt thereof, and mixtures thereof; and/or f. an antibacterial food ingredient; and/or g. a solvent.