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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.11.2010 (43) Date of publication: 18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03 (21) Application number: 10716138.2 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23B 7/04(2006.01) A23B 7/148(2006.01) A23B 7/144(2006.01) A23L 3/3418(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/027140 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/105156 (16.09.2010 Gazette 2010/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 13.03.2009 US 159981 P (71) Applicant: Chiquita Brands, Llc Cincinnati, OH 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: TULLN, Stanislaw Franaszek Cincinnati OH 45202 (US) VELDHOVEN, Olaf Van Dooren Cincinnati OH 45202 (US) BARENDRECHT, Leon Hooghart Cincinnati OH 45202 (US) AMMERZODEN, Adriaan Van Beek Cincinnati OH 45202 (US) (74) Representative: Samson & Partner  Widenmayerstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)