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EP 1 121 024 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32 (21) Application number: 99970572.6 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A23L 1/221, C11B 9/02 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9907/774 (87) International publication number: WO 0022/942 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.10.1998 EP 98203453 (71) Applicant: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. 1800 Vevey (CH)	(72) Inventors: CERNY, Christoph CH-8400 Winterthur (CH) HART, Joseph, Richard CH-8604 Volketswil (CH) (74) Representative: Wavre, Claude-Alain  55, avenue Nestlé 1800 Vevey 1800 Vevey (CH)