Patent ID: 8586031

Claim:
A method of reusing rinse water used in aseptic packaging comprising (a) providing an antimicrobial composition at a point of use comprising (i) from about 20 ppm to about 250 ppm of a catalase enzyme selected from the group consisting of bovine derived catalase, fungal derived catalase, and mixtures thereof; (ii) hydrogen peroxide; (iii) a C 1 -C 10 carboxylic acid; and (iv) a C 1 -C 10 percarboxylic acid; (b) applying the antimicrobial composition to a surface of a food package to render a final food product located in the food package suitable for distribution and sale under nonrefrigerated storage conditions; (c) allowing the antimicrobial composition to drain from the food package; (d) rinsing the food package with a rinse solution; (e) allowing the rinse solution to drain from the food package; (f) collecting the drained rinse solution; (g) filtering the collected rinse solution to form a processed rinse solution; and (h) using the processed rinse solution for disinfecting.