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Fruit And/Or Vegetable Snack Product And Methods Of Production And Use Thereof - EP3687310

The patent EP3687310 was granted to Nestle on Nov 27, 2024. The application was originally filed on Apr 3, 2019 under application number EP19725215A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3687310

NESTLE
Application Number
EP19725215A
Filing Date
Apr 3, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 25, 2024
Grant Date
Nov 27, 2024
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OPPOSITIONCN105520059
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (41) New

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EXAMINATION- anonymous, "Pear and Forest Fruits Mini Rice Wafers", GNPD, MINTEL, (20160510), Database accession no. 3988915, URL: https://www.gnpd.com/sinatra/recordpage/3988915/, XP055609859-
EXAMINATION- anonymous, "Pineapple and Spinach 100% Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, (20180706), Database accession no. 5790589, URL: https://www.gnpd.com/sinatra/recordpage/5790589/, XP055609824-
EXAMINATION- anonymous, "Star-Shaped Snack with Vegetables", GNPD, MINTEL, (20180912), Database accession no. 5963593, URL: https://www.gnpd.com/sinatra/recordpage/5963593/, XP055609818-
EXAMINATION- anonymous, "Sweet Potato, Apple and Cinnamon Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, (20160525), Database accession no. 4024889, URL: https://www.gnpd.com/sinatra/recordpage/4024889/, XP055609813-
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- anonymous, "Banana and Vanilla Breakfast Stars", GNPD, MINTEL, (20170622), Database accession no. 4906327, URL: www.gnpd.com, XP055609819 [X] 1 * abstract *-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- anonymous, "Pear and Forest Fruits Mini Rice Wafers", GNPD, MINTEL, (20160510), Database accession no. 3988915, URL: www.gnpd.com, XP055609859 [X] 1 * abstract *-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- anonymous, "Pineapple and Spinach 100% Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, (20180706), Database accession no. 5790589, URL: www.gnpd.com, XP055609824 [X] 1 * abstract *-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- anonymous, "Star-Shaped Snack with Vegetables", GNPD, MINTEL, (20180912), Database accession no. 5963593, URL: www.gnpd.com, XP055609818 [X] 1 * abstract *-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- anonymous, "Sweet Potato, Apple and Cinnamon Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, (20160525), Database accession no. 4024889, URL: www.gnpd.com, XP055609813 [X] 1 * abstract *-
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- H.S. GURAYA ET AL, "Volume Expansion during Hot Air Puffing of a Fat-free Starch-Based Snack", JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, (19940501), vol. 59, no. 3, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.1994.tb05582.x, ISSN 0022-1147, pages 641 - 643, XP055062717 [X] 1,2,4,6,10-12,14,16,18 * the whole document * [I] 1-20
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "APPLE PUREE (SINGLE STRENGTH)", FruitSmart, (20190103), FruitSmart, URL: https://www.fruitsmart.com/wp-content/uploads/BQS0000072_AP-PS.pdf, XP093309703-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)", USDA (accessed via the Wayback Machine), (20250821), USDA (accessed via the Wayback Machine), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20250821095446/https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/171688/nutrients, XP093309701-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Fruits - How Much Fruit Do You Need? Nutrients and Health Benefits", USDA (accessed via the Wayback Machine), (20240819), USDA (accessed via the Wayback Machine), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20240819222305/https://www.myplate.gov/EAT-HEALTHY/FRUITS, XP093309698-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "serving (meaning)", Cambridge Dictionary, (20250101), Cambridge Dictionary, URL: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/serving, XP093309694-
OPPOSITION- "Baked Whole Grain Corn Snack with Veggie", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 3447111, XP093309717-
OPPOSITION- D14a-g - Innova Market Insights-
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OPPOSITION- European Comission, "Comission Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 of 20 November 2017 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food", Official Journal of the European Union, (20171121), pages 1 - 21, XP055923948-
OPPOSITION- "Garden Veggie Baked Whole Grain Corn Snack", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 1815699, XP093309727-
OPPOSITION- "Mixed Berry Cereal Biscuits", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 2903837, XP093309720-
OPPOSITION- "Mixed Berry Dippers", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 2049032, XP093309724-
OPPOSITION- NESLIHAN GÖNCÜOĞLU TAŞ, AYTÜL HAMZALIOĞLU, TOLGAHAN KOCADAĞLI, VURAL GÖKMEN, "CHAPTER 17 Adding Calcium to Foods and Effect on Acrylamide", NESLIHAN GÖNCÜOĞLU TAŞ, AYTÜL HAMZALIOĞLU, TOLGAHAN KOCADAĞLI, VURAL GÖKMEN, Victor R. Preedy, Calcium - Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects, Royal Society of Chemistry, (20160101), pages 274 - 290, ISSN 2045-1695, ISBN 978-1-84973-887-3, XP009562789-
OPPOSITION- "Organic Mini Biscuits with Wholegrain", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 5678985, XP093309711-
OPPOSITION- "Pear and Forest Fruits Mini Rice Wafers", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 3988915, XP093309708-
OPPOSITION- "Pineapple and Spinach 100% Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 5790589, XP093309712-
OPPOSITION- Souci, Siegfried Walter, " Blatt-, Stengel- und Blutengemuse Leaves, stems and flowers Feuilles, tiges et fleurs", Food Composition and Nutrition Tables, Stuttgart, Germany , Medpharm Scientific Publishers , (20000101), pages 688 - 756, ISBN 3-88763-076-9, XP009563268-
OPPOSITION- Souci, Siegfried Walter, " Exotische Fruchte Exotic fruits Fruits exotiques", Food Composition and Nutrition Tables, (20000101), pages 942 - 1007, ISBN 3-88763-076-9, XP009563269-
OPPOSITION- Souci, Siegfried Walter, "Kernobst Fruits with cores Fruits à pépins ; Beeren Bernes Baies", Souci, Siegfried Walter, SOUCI, S. W., FACHMANN, W., & KRAUT, H., Food Composition and Nutrition Tables, Stuttgart, Germany , Medpharm Scientific Publishers , (20000101), pages 873 - 883, ISBN 3-88763-076-9, XP009563270-
OPPOSITION- Souci, Siegfried Walter, "Wurzel- und Knollengemuse Roots and tubers Racines et tubercules", Food Composition and Nutrition Tables, Stuttgart, Germany , Medpharm Scientific Publishers , (20000101), pages 635 - 687, ISBN 3-88763-076-9, XP009563267-
OPPOSITION- "Star-Shaped Snack with Vegetables", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 5963593, XP093309706-
OPPOSITION- "Sweet Potato, Apple and Cinnamon Quinoa Squares", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 4024889, XP093309715-
OPPOSITION- Thieringer Benjamin, "Asparaginase for acrylamide mitigation in snacks", Novozymes Switzerland AG, (20130101), Novozymes Switzerland AG, URL: https://www.snackex.com/Workshop%20presentations/12-06_16.00-16.20_Benjamin%20Thieringer%20(Novozymes).pdf, XP093309702-
OPPOSITION- "Vegetable Flavored Baked Wholegrain Corn Snack", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 4245849, XP093309716-
OPPOSITION- "Veggie Cracker Crisps", GNPD, MINTEL, Database accession no. 2144238, XP093309722-
OPPOSITION- Vural Gökmen, "Chapter 5 Acrylamide Formation in Foods: Role of Composition and Processing", Vural Gökmen, Viktor Nedovic • Peter Raspor - Jovanka Levi • Vesna Tumbas Šaponjac - Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas, Emerging and Traditional Technologies for Safe, Healthy and Quality Food, Springer, (20160101), pages 67 - 80, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24040-4, ISSN 1571-0297, ISBN 978-3-319-24038-1, XP009562786

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