Abstract: The invention relates to a tea product comprising a preservative composition, wherein the tea product is a ready-to-drink beverage or a beverage concentrate, and the preservative composition comprises: (A) hexanal; (B) E-2-hexenal; (C) E-2-hexenol; (D) E-linalool oxide; (E) methanol; and (F) methyl salicylate, wherein the total concentration of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E)+(F) in the tea product is 10 ppm to 10000 ppm, and wherein tea product comprises linalool at a concentration such that the ratio of the linalool concentration to the total concentration of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E)+(F) in the tea product is 1:14 to 1:800.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a black tea product comprising a preservative composition, wherein the black tea product is a ready-to-drink beverage or a beverage concentrate, wherein the preservative composition comprises at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preservative composition consisting of at least 3 compounds selected from: hexanal, E-2-hexenal, E-2-hexenol, E-linalool oxide, methanol and methyl salicylate, and also to a preserved foodstuff comprising such a preservative composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tea product comprising a preservative composition, wherein the tea product is a ready-to-drink beverage or a beverage concentrate, and the preservative composition comprises: (A) hexanal; (B) E-2-hexenal; (C) E-2-hexenol; (D) E-linalool oxide; (E) methanol; and (F) methyl salicylate, wherein the total concentration of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E)+(F) in the tea product is 10 ppm to 10000 ppm, and wherein tea product comprises linalool at a concentration such that the ratio of the linalool concentration to the total concentration of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E)+(F) in the tea product is 1:14 to 1:800.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for storing a packaged liquid product, wherein the liquid product comprises expressed tea juice and has a total tea solids content of at least 4% by weight of the liquid product, the method comprising storing the packaged liquid product for a storage period of at least two weeks wherein the packaged liquid tea product is not subjected to a temperature exceeding 37° C. for more than 10 days during the storage period.

Abstract: Cosmetic method for reducing or preventing body malodor by topically applying to human skin an active agent capable of inactivating body malodor-causing microorganisms comprising corynebacteria, characterised in that the agent is capable of inactivating, of the corynebacteria, only those corynebacteria capable of catabolising fatty acids.

Abstract: Cosmetic method for reducing or preventing malodour by topically applying to human skin an active agent capable of inactivating body malodour-causing microorganisms comprising corynebacteria, characterised in that the agent is capable of inactivating, of the corynebacteria, only those corynebacteria capable of catabolising fatty acids.

Abstract: Esters in which the alcohol part is sterically hindered around the ester bond, i.e. derived from tertiary alcohols are enzymatically prepared under low water conditions using Candida antarctica lipase A or a lipase species having a substrate activity similar to that of Candida antarctica lipase A with respect to tertiary alcohol esters.