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Liquid Oils Without Unwanted Contaminants - EP3749101

The patent EP3749101 was granted to Cargill on Aug 21, 2024. The application was originally filed on Feb 7, 2019 under application number EP19705695A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3749101

CARGILL
Application Number
EP19705695A
Filing Date
Feb 7, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jul 19, 2024
Grant Date
Aug 21, 2024
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Patent Citations (9) New

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EXAMINATIONWO2004002232
EXAMINATIONWO2017035403
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2016040366
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EXAMINATION- ZELINKOVA Z ET AL, "Fatty acid esters of 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol in edible oils", FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS LONDON, GB, (20060101), vol. 23, no. 12, doi:10.1080/02652030600887628, ISSN 0265-203X, pages 1290 - 1298, XP009125455
OPPOSITION- A.D. Rich, "Chapter 6 BLEACHING CLAY", A.D. Rich, Samuel H. Dolbear et al., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (Nonmetallics other than Fuels), 2nd Edition, New York, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers , (19490101), pages 127 - 142, XP009561906-
OPPOSITION- A.J. Dijkstra, J.C. Segers, "3 Production and Refining of Oils and Fats", A.J. Dijkstra, J.C. Segers, Frank D. Gunstone, John L. Harwood, Albert J. Dijkstra, Chapman and Hall , Boca Raton, CRC Press, (20070101), pages 143 - 234, ISBN 978-0-8493-9688-5, XP009561903-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Micro-Cel® Products SYNTHETIC SILICATES TYPICAL PROPERTIES - Data Sheet", Imerys, (20130101), XP093281842-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Toolbox for the Mitigation of 3-MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters in Food", Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e. V. (BLL), Druckerei Bloch & Co., Berlin, Germany, Druckerei Bloch & Co., Berlin, Germany , (20160201), pages 1 - 35, (20191203), XP055648523-
OPPOSITION- D3 - Supplementary notes on the DGF standard methods-
OPPOSITION- D5 - Webpage from the SGS Institut Fresenius website entitled 3-MCPD and glycidyl fatty acid esters in foods (date?)-
OPPOSITION- De Greyt Wim, "Edible Oils Refining Update : From the Fundamentals to New Technologies Long Beach", Fundamentals to New Technologies, (20120428), XP093281829-
OPPOSITION- Fediol, "MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters. Review of Mitigation Measures", FEDIOL Review of Mitigation Measures Revision 2015, (20150624), pages 1 - 17, FEDIOL Review of Mitigation Measures Revision 2015, URL: https://www.fediol.eu/, (20201005), XP055736346-
OPPOSITION- Hans‐Jochen Fiebig, "Determination of ester‐bound 3‐chloro‐1,2‐propanediol and glycidol in fats and oils - a collaborative study", European Journal of Lipid Science Technology, WILEY VCH VERLAG, WEINHEIM., DE, DE , (20110214), vol. 113, no. 3, doi:10.1002/ejlt.201000308, ISSN 1438-7697, pages 393 - 399, XP072143160
OPPOSITION- Musfirah Zulkurnain et al, "The effects of physical refining on the formation of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters in relation to palm oil minor components", Food Chemistry, (2012), vol. 135, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.04.144, XP028427206
OPPOSITION- Macmahon Shaun, Begley Timothy H., Diachenko Gregory W., "Occurrence of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in edible oils in the United States", Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, Taylor & Francis, (20131201), vol. 30, no. 12, doi:10.1080/19440049.2013.840805, ISSN 1944-0049, pages 2081 - 2092, XP093281847
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Risks for human health related to the presence of 3‐ and 2‐monochloropropanediol (MCPD), and their fatty acid esters, and glycidyl fatty acid esters in food", EFSA journal, European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy, Parma, Italy, (20160303), vol. 14, no. 5, doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4426, ISSN 1831-4732, XP093281839
OPPOSITION- Ujeneza Euphrosine, N. Njenga Helen, N. Mbui Damaris, N. Kariuki David, "Optimization of Acid Activation Conditions for Athi River Bentonite Clay and Application of the Treated Clay in Palm Oil Bleaching", IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSRJAC) Issue, (20140801), vol. 7, no. 8, doi:10.9790/5736-07812938, ISSN 2278-5736, pages 29 - 38, XP093281845

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