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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.12.2007 (43) Date of publication: 24.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/39 (21) Application number: 06846141.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23L 1/00(2006.01) A23G 4/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/060185 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/076170 (05.07.2007 Gazette 2007/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 21.12.2005 US 752510 P (71) Applicant: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY Chicago, Illinois 60611-4287 (US)	(72) Inventor: YANG, Marguerite L. Willmette, IL 60091 (US) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd  Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)