ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION AND USE

摘要

Antimicrobial compositions are provided comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable organic acid and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. This synergistic combination allows compositions to be formulated at low concentrations that have efficacy in reducing bacterial counts by greater than 3 log within 5 minutes of contact while preserving the organoleptic properties of treated foods, including fresh produce. As shown in FIG. 1C the efficacy of six different compositions (A. 3% levulinic acid plus 2% SDS; B. 2% levulinic acid plus 1% SDS; C. 0.5% levulinic acid plus 0.05% SDS; D. 3% levulinic acid; E. 2% SDS and F. water) were tested for their ability to kill spores of Bacillus anthracis Sterne after 45 minutes of contact.