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(43) Date of publication: 13.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/41 (21) Application number: 96945053.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/ 0534( . ) A61K 31/ 717( . ) A61K 9/ 00( . ) C08J 3/ 05( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/020663 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/027989 (02.07.1998 Gazette 1998/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Midland, Michigan 48640 (US)	(72) Inventor: TOBEY, Stephen, W. Midland, MI 48642 (US) (74) Representative: Casalonga, Axel, et al  BUREAU D.A. CASALONGA - JOSSE Morassistrasse 8 80469 München 80469 München (DE)