Patents Assigned to The New Covent Garden Soup Company Limited
  • Sterility control of food product by introducing a harmless non-sterile component
    Patent number: 5330775
    Abstract: A liquid food product, such as a soup or sauce, is treated by first sterilizing it, e.g. by UHT processing, and then introducing into it a minor amount, e.g. 5 to 15 vol. %, of a non-sterile component, e.g. a dairy product, substantially free of all micro-organisms liable to cause disease. The non-sterile component will cause evident harmless spoilage of the product after a given period of storage, so that the consumer will be obliged to discard the product before any harmful bacteria have grown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: The New Covent Garden Soup Company Limited
    Inventor: Roland A. Palmer