Method for packaging foodstuffs
US5639466A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/24
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An antibacterial composition and method for use of such composition in packaging of moisture-containing foodstuffs in a manner to extend the shelf life of the foods comprises placing the foodstuff in intimate contact with the composition which comprises 5-40% wt. of a lactic acid-based compound and optionally a liquid organic plasticizer dispersed in a solid matrix of poly(lactic acid) or lactic acid copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 200,000.
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