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Disinfectant composition

  • US 5,460,833 A
  • Filed: 03/22/1995
  • Issued: 10/24/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disinfectant composition for use on foods consisting essentially of effective amounts ofa) a fatty acid monoester selected from the group consisting of glycerol and propylene glycol monoesters of caprylic, capric and lauric acid;

  • b) an acid or chelating agent selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, tartaric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, malic acid, mandelic acid, acetic acid, sorbic acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, acidic sodium hexametaphosphate, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts thereof;

    c) a food grade anionic surfactant; and

    d) a vehicle;

    wherein the amounts of a), b) or c) in the composition either taken alone or as a combination of a) and b), a) and c), or b) and c) do not have effective antimicrobial activity and wherein the amounts of a), b) and c) in the composition taken together have effective antimicrobial activity, wherein said effective antimicrobial activity is activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria by killing the bacteria within about two minutes of contact with the composition to provide a log reduction of greater than about 5.91 when contacted with an inoculum having an initial bacterial concentration of about 106 to 108 cells per ml.

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