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(43) Date of publication: 25.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/04 (21) Application number: 21711342.2 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/40(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12M 29/18; C12M 21/18; C12M 47/10; C12M 23/06; C12M 33/14 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2021/050567 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/186148 (23.09.2021 Gazette 2021/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 20.03.2020 GB 202004097 (71) Applicant: Dairy Crest Limited Brooklands Weybridge Surrey KT13 0NY (GB)	(72) Inventor: NORDVANG, Rune Thorbjørn Weybridge Surrey KT13 0NY (GB) (74) Representative: CSY London  Helios Court 1 Bishop Square Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9NE Hertfordshire AL10 9NE (GB)