Toxin decontaminant food product and method of forming same
US5795586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L33/29
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An antidotal food product containing activated charcoal is provided for ingestion into the gastro-intestinal tract of a user. The antidotal food product is orally administered having the visual appearance and physical properties which enables the desire on the part of young children to chew and ingest the food product. The food product in a preferred embodiment includes a substantially dry friable wafer which is adapted to be chewed by the user for ingestion. The dry friable wafer has a wafer mixture composition formed by blending a first predetermined weight of sorbent particulate composition having an initial adsorption value with respect to a toxin to a second predetermined weight of a substantially non-interfering flavored binding composition which provides for a creamy and sweet tasting food product. The initial adsorption value of the sorbent particulate composition maintains a high adsorption value in the wafer mixture composition for maximizing the adsorption value of the composition to combat toxins which have been ingested by the user.
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