WO2005090170A2 - Emballage alimentaire comprenant un concentre alimentaire liquide - Google Patents

Emballage alimentaire comprenant un concentre alimentaire liquide Download PDF

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WO2005090170A2
WO2005090170A2 PCT/DK2005/000210 DK2005000210W WO2005090170A2 WO 2005090170 A2 WO2005090170 A2 WO 2005090170A2 DK 2005000210 W DK2005000210 W DK 2005000210W WO 2005090170 A2 WO2005090170 A2 WO 2005090170A2
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Annette Sandholm Franck
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
    • B65D85/816—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package into which liquid is added and the resulting preparation is retained, e.g. cups preloaded with powder or dehydrated food

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  • Food packages with food concentrate are known in many different embodiments. Concentrated fruit syrups are sold in e.g. bottles, and a drink ready for serving is obtained by mixing the fruit syrup with water in a glass or jug. Soups and sauces are sold as powder. The preparation takes place by mixing the powder with water and heating the mix.
  • re-useable baby bottle or a disposable liner fitted in a. rigid holder/baby bottle and heated until the correct temperature is reached, either in a bowl of hot water, a bot- tie heating system or a microwave oven.
  • This system requires access to clean utensils.
  • the hygiene is important.
  • the sterile liner is the only item on the market which meets this requirement in terms of offering increased hygiene.
  • this sterile liner has the above-mentioned disadvantages of adding another item to the number of utensils needed, thereby actually reducing the convenience and also prolonging the heating process in order to meet the temperature requirement.
  • the pre-mixed one-serving-pack of formula offers hygiene, but only to the extent that the user has access to clean utensils and work space.
  • a food package containing a liquid food concentrate such as a mother's milk substitute, which ensures a correct mixing ratio of liquid versus nutrition value and a correct serving temperature in a simple, safe and hygienic manner is provided.
  • Fig. 3 discloses a nipple to be used with the food package disclosed in Figs. 1 and
  • a disposable food package according to the invention is characterised in that it comprises a container wherein a food concentrate is provided in such a quantity and concentration that when the added water is at or just below the boiling temperature, and the food concentrate is at a predetermined initial temperature, the obtained liquid food has a serving temperature between approx. 25 ° C and 40 ° C.
  • the user obtains a correct mixing ratio between liquid concen- trate and added water with respect to the recommended nutritional composition, and a correct serving temperature in a simple, safe and hygienic manner for the baby to be fed by adding a predetermined amount, e.g. volume, of boiling water. In one embodiment this may be ensured where an appropriate marking is provided on the container and the boiling water is added up to said marking the container.
  • the invention ensures proper hygiene as no contamination sources are introduced in the preparation process due to the fact that boiling water is per definition clean.
  • There is no need to measure the temperature as long as the package is kept at the predetermined temperature before use which for example can be room temperature (ambient storage, e.g. 19 - 22 °C) or normal refrigerator temperature, e.g. 2 - 5 °C.
  • the package may be fitted with a device for indicating temperature.
  • the container material may include a colour indicator which is temperature sensitive.
  • the temperature of the boiling water is preferably between 90 and 101°C, more preferably between 95 and 99 °C. It is possible to dimension the parameters of the food package to provide a serving temperature between 32°C-and 42°C, or preferably between 35°C and 39°C. These temperatures are close to the normal temperature of mother's milk.
  • the parameters of the food package can be dimensioned so that the serving temperature is obtained, when the initial temperature of the food concentrate is between 0 ° C and 10 ° C, between 3 ° C and 8 ° C, or between 4 ° C and 6 ° C.
  • the correct mixing ratio and correct serving temperature can be obtained by adding boiling water to a food package which is taken directly from a refrigerator, e.g. the volume of water to be added is calculated using the equation herein.
  • the initial temperature can also be between -16°C and -22°C or between -18°C and -20°C.
  • the food package can be taken directly from a deep freezer.
  • the container is a paper-based package with an injection moulded plastic top, such as the Tetra Top package preferably fitted with a lid in the form of a screw cap opening of the Dome S30 or Dome S38 type, all available from AB Tetra Pak, Ruben Rausings Gata, SE-221 86 LUND, • Sweden. More preferably the lid or screw cap is modified so thai it is converted into a screw-on ring, i.e. the present lid where the top plate is removable, e.g.
  • the diameter of the hole preferably complies with the diameter of a standard size nipple in a given market.
  • a screw lid with a nipple optionally in the form of a screw-on ring adapted for a nipple, may then be fitted to the container opening.
  • the hole is pre-punched during the converting process with the aluminium and polyethylene container material intact.
  • the use of a StreamCapTM provides aseptic closure without the requirement of a sealing foil.
  • the StreamCapTM opening works by twisting the cap to open the package for the first time, a little set of plastic teeth cut and then push away the pre-laminated membrane guaranteeing a reliable and clean opening.
  • the StreamCapTM can be made of PE material or other hygienic plastic material.
  • the invention also relates to other applications where it is desir- able to provide a preferably disposable food package containing all ingredients for a meal of liquid food and only requires the user to add boiling water in order to obtain a meal in a short time while also ensuring correct mixing ratio, a high level of hygiene, temperature within a limited tolerance span and convenience in the preparation process.
  • the care of the patient may be significantly improved by applying a food package, which contains a clean food concentrate.
  • a food package which contains a clean food concentrate.
  • On the top wall of the food package is attached a sealed opening devise which allows for adding a specified amount of boiling water to the food package. This amount appears from a significant marking on the food package.
  • Injection of the specified amount of boiling water instantly results in a meal with correct nutrition values (mixing ratio), at optimal tem- perature (e.g. body temperature) without causing any contamination risk to the meal as boiling water is per definition clean and no other contamination sources are introduced.
  • the meal is prepared with a minimum of effort and time expenditure, no requirements to prior planning of the patients need and with no other requirements to utensils and work space than access to boiling water.
  • the container preferably includes a transparent or translucent area so that the quantity of contents can be viewed from outside the container. Said area may also comprise a measuring scale.
  • the liquid food concentrate is a concentrate of a mother's milk substitute.
  • the container can be transparent.
  • a transparent container makes it easier to add water in the correct amount to the container, as the level of the mixed content can be viewed through the container.
  • the container material is preferably non-transparent due to the requirements for protection of the food content against contamination and deterioration, e.g. caused by UV light and oxygen exposure.
  • a complete filling of the container may be an indication of a correct mixing ratio.
  • the container opening per se may constitute the marking.
  • the food concentrate is provided in such a quantity and concentration that when adding boiling water up to the marking when the food concentrate is at room temperature, which is about 20°C, the obtained liq- uid food is at a temperature between approx. 30 ° C and 37 ° C, preferably between 32 ° C and 35°C.
  • the invention also relates to a feeding bottle system including a feeding bottle, said feeding bottle including a bottle and a removable cap with a nipple, said feeding bottle system further including one or more disposable food packages of the type which includes a ring member with a sealing foil, and where said ring member of the disposable food package is adapted so as to be held between the bottle and the cap when the cap is mounted on the bottle.
  • a feeding bottle system including a feeding bottle, said feeding bottle including a bottle and a removable cap with a nipple, said feeding bottle system further including one or more disposable food packages of the type which includes a ring member with a sealing foil, and where said ring member of the disposable food package is adapted so as to be held between the bottle and the cap when the cap is mounted on the bottle.
  • Formula milk is manufactured as a dry nutrition powder, consisting of a protein source to which is added the required carbohydrate, fats or lipids, fibres, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc.
  • the composition of this depends on a baby's needs at various age levels, various health conditions, etc.
  • the powder is provided to the user with instructions for mixing ratio of powder to water and preparation process in terms of hygiene requirements, heating, etc.
  • the formula is provided as a fully mixed liquid already containing the appropriate amount of water with instructions for hygiene requirements, heating, etc.
  • these products and instructions for usage do not provide a convenient and reliable method for reaching the ready meal.
  • the present inventor has invented a method to increase convenience, reliability and hygiene.
  • Amount of powder pr. ml liquid varies from one brand to another.
  • a specified amount of clean concentrate is afterwards filled into a container, which has the appropriate size for serving one meal for a baby (generally 220 ml, i.e. a container with a volume of about 240 ml is required).
  • the container is fitted with a thread and a cap suitable for holding a nipple, equivalent to an ordinary baby bottle.
  • the container is made of a material or a composition of materials, which protects the concentrate against deterioration and contamination, typically from oxygen, UV light, etc.
  • Prior to the filling the container is cleaned, thus ensuring no contamination of the clean formula concentrate.
  • After the filling the container is sealed in a manner that protects against contamination, deterioration of concentrate content etc.
  • the bottle has a size that allows for adding the specified amount of boiling water. Thus the bottle has excess volume capacity at the point of sealing.
  • the content may be further protected by ensuring that this 'head space' of the container volume is occupied by either an inert gas such as N 2 or CO 2 or pur
  • This process will provide the end user with a solution, where the concentrate comes with the preparation and serving container, thus eliminating the requirements to utensils needed for mixing, heating and cleaning, no prior preparation, no cleaning afterwards, etc. Not having facilities for sterilising the concentrate nor sealing the container the inventor experienced the need for conducting the entire preparation and cleaning process and experienced limited storage time and strong requirements to storage conditions.
  • Fig. 1 discloses an embodiment of the food package according to the invention.
  • This food package includes a container 2 of plastic and/or carton based material.
  • the container is rigid or semi-rigid and can itself be used as a feeding bottle.
  • the container 2 is provided with a vertical transparent or translucent measuring scale 16 with markings 12 indicating the level of the contents.
  • a distinct marking 17 indicates the maximum level of the mixed liquid food after boiling water has been added.
  • the contents of the liquid food concentrate can be viewed through the meas- uring scale 16.
  • the container includes a neck with a non-visible outer thread onto which an internally threaded cap has been screwed on.
  • the head space 18 is the empty volume above the pre-filled liquid.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of the food package.
  • the cap 8 is provided with an opening 15 for receiving a standard nipple 10 which is used with conventional baby bottles, and which is disclosed in Fig. 8.
  • the opening is covered by a sealing foil 4 which may comprise a pull off tab for convenience (not shown).
  • the sealing foil is preferably adhered to the rim of the container opening but may alternatively be adhered to the inside of the cap.
  • the cap may further comprise a liquid-dissolvable disk, e.g. as disclosed in US patent 6,527,109, containing a nutritionally or probiotically active ingredient which is unstable in an aqueous medium and which dissolves or disperses in the liquid food when the bottie is shaken.
  • the container 2 of the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is made of semi-rigid plastic it can be vacuum-packed.
  • the volume of the container which is not taken up by liquid food concentrate can be filled with a controlled atmosphere. This ensures a long shelf-life.
  • the food package is intended to be kept at room temperature it can be provided with a specific marking up to which boiling water is added so as to obtain the correct mixing ratio and temperature of the liquid food.
  • the temperature of the liquid food which in this case is mother's milk substitute should be about 37°C or slightly below.
  • the food package may also be intended to be kept at 2 to 5°C which is the normal temperature in a refrigerator, and in this case the quantity and concentration of the concentrated mother's milk substitute would be different.
  • the cap 8 comprises a nipple 10 and a cap collar 9 which is provided with an internal thread, and the bottle neck of the bottle 7 is provided with a corresponding ex- ternal thread (not shown).
  • the boiling point of water is 100°C at sea-level where the normal atmospheric pres- sure is 1013 millibars. In mountainous regions, the atmospheric pressure is lower. At 5.5 km above sea-level, the normal atmospheric pressure is about 500 millibars, and the boiling point for water is about 81 °C. If the food-package according to the invention is used in these heights, the temperature of the mixed liquid food would be slightly below the reference temperature.

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La présente invention concerne un emballage alimentaire (1) comprenant un récipient (2; 7) qui présente un volume interne et une quantité préremplie de concentré alimentaire liquide (3) dans le récipient. Le volume et la concentration du concentré alimentaire liquide prérempli, lorsqu'il est stocké à une température initiale prédéfinie, sont adaptés au volume du récipient de manière que lorsque de l'eau bouillante est ajoutée et mélangée au concentré alimentaire liquide (3), on obtient un aliment liquide (15) prêt à être consommé à une température de service située entre environ 25 °C et 40 °C. Le volume interne du récipient comprend un espace de tête (18) au-dessus du concentré alimentaire (3) qui est suffisamment grand pour contenir le volume nécessaire d'eau bouillante à ajouter.
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US2667422A (en) * 1952-07-09 1954-01-26 John H Kauffman Packaging and dispensing frozen beverage forming concentrates
GB1220343A (en) * 1967-02-21 1971-01-27 Victor Cecil Webb Nestable cup
US4024694A (en) * 1976-06-18 1977-05-24 Marvin Cooper Apparatus for filling and assembling cups and process therefore
GB2181062A (en) * 1985-10-03 1987-04-15 Arai Koichi Disposable nursing container
US6401949B1 (en) * 2000-09-07 2002-06-11 Babeetender, Inc. Sealing membrane for baby bottle or other fluid container

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US2667422A (en) * 1952-07-09 1954-01-26 John H Kauffman Packaging and dispensing frozen beverage forming concentrates
GB1220343A (en) * 1967-02-21 1971-01-27 Victor Cecil Webb Nestable cup
US4024694A (en) * 1976-06-18 1977-05-24 Marvin Cooper Apparatus for filling and assembling cups and process therefore
GB2181062A (en) * 1985-10-03 1987-04-15 Arai Koichi Disposable nursing container
US6401949B1 (en) * 2000-09-07 2002-06-11 Babeetender, Inc. Sealing membrane for baby bottle or other fluid container

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