Reduction of microbial population on surface of food materials
US4814193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B7/157
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention teaches of process for reducing the microbial population, in particular the pathogens, on the surface of food materials such as fruits and vegetables consisting of contacting the food material with a first aqueous medium having an acidic pH followed by transferring the food material to a second aqueous medium having a basic pH and washing the food material in tap water to remove the base residue on the surface of the food material.
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