Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing foil-ripened cheese comprising (i) introducing brined cheese into a cheese-ripening packaging containing an opening for receiving cheese, (ii) closing the packaging, and (iii) ripening the cheese, characterized in that the cheese-ripening packaging comprises a thermoplastic film coated with an antimicrobial composition comprising a binding agent and at least one antimicrobial compound, whereby (a) said binding agent swells, softens or dissolves in the water that is released from the cheese during its ripening, (b) the antimicrobial composition becomes part of the water phase that, due to ripening, becomes present between the outer cheese surface and the packaging, (c) the antimicrobial compound is able to migrate in the water phase and (d) antimicrobial compound is transferred to the outer cheese surface.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the treatment of wounds occurring from cutting bananas and pineapples from a tree with a composition containing natamycin and at least one phosphite containing compound.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the treatment of wounds occurring from cutting bananas and pineapples from a tree with a composition containing natamycin and at least one phosphite containing compound.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of an agricultural product which comprises the addition of a composition which comprises phosphite and natamycin to the agricultural product wherein the composition comprises preferably less than 0.1 g lignosulphonate, more preferably less than 0.1 g polyphenol, per gram natamycin and is still more preferably free of lignosulphonate and most preferably free of polyphenol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel method for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of antimicrobial drug residues belonging to the class of the quinolones in liquid samples such as milk, meat juice, serum, urine, blood, eggs or extracts obtained from animal tissues or food products.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a detection arrangement for detecting presence of an analyte in a sample, comprising a processor, a memory, a display, and a color measuring device, characterized in that a means is present for maintaining a constant temperature or a temperature profile of said sample. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for determining the presence or absence of an analyte in a fluid by analysis of image data from an assay that generates an image result on an assay medium, comprising the steps of: (a) incubating a sample of said fluid together with said assay at a pre-set temperature or temperature profile (b) obtaining said image result on an assay medium; and (c) imaging the image result with an image acquisition device to generate digital image data corresponding to the image result; and (d) using data processing means, applying to the digital image data a stored relationship between the image result and assay calibration data to generate a quantified result for said assay, characterized in that incubation step (a) is carried out simultaneously with steps (b) - (c).