Patent ID: 8802086

Claim:
A method of disinfecting packages through aseptic packaging comprising (a) providing an antimicrobial composition 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, wherein the catalase maintains 50% of its activity over a period of one hour at a pH from about 2.0 to about 2.5; (ii) from about 0.00001% to about 0.5 wt. % hydrogen peroxide; (iii) a C 1 -C 10 carboxylic acid; and (iv) a C 1 -C 10 percarboxylic acid; and (b) applying the antimicrobial composition to a surface of a food package at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 40° C.