Patent ID: 8241624

Claim:
A method of disinfecting packages through aseptic packaging comprising (a) providing an antimicrobial composition at the 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) from about 0.00001% to about 0.5 wt. % hydrogen peroxide; (iii) from about 0.1% to about 20.0 wt. % of a C 1 -C 10 carboxylic acid; and (iv) from about 0.1% to about 2.0 wt. % of a C 1 -C 10 percarboxylic acid; (b) heating the antimicrobial composition to about 40° C. to 65° C.; (c) applying the antimicrobial composition to a surface of a food package in an amount sufficient to render a final food product located in the food package suitable for distribution and sale under nonrefrigerated storage conditions; (d) allowing the antimicrobial composition to drain from the food package; (e) rinsing the food package with a rinse solution; (f) allowing the rinse solution to drain from the food package; (g) collecting the drained rinse solution; (h) filtering the collected rinse solution to form a processed rinse solution for recycling and disinfecting; and (i) using the processed rinse solution for disinfecting to recycle the rinse solution.