EP1133240A4 - Biodegradable chewing gum bases including plasticized poly(d,l-lactic acid) and copolymers thereof - Google Patents

Biodegradable chewing gum bases including plasticized poly(d,l-lactic acid) and copolymers thereof

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Publication number
EP1133240A4
EP1133240A4 EP98950842A EP98950842A EP1133240A4 EP 1133240 A4 EP1133240 A4 EP 1133240A4 EP 98950842 A EP98950842 A EP 98950842A EP 98950842 A EP98950842 A EP 98950842A EP 1133240 A4 EP1133240 A4 EP 1133240A4
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Prior art keywords
copolymers
lactic acid
chewing gum
bases including
gum bases
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1133240A1 (en
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Weisheng Li
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WM Wrigley Jr Co
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WM Wrigley Jr Co
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Publication of EP1133240A4 publication Critical patent/EP1133240A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G4/00—Chewing gum
    • A23G4/06—Chewing gum characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G4/00—Chewing gum
    • A23G4/06—Chewing gum characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds
    • A23G4/08—Chewing gum characterised by the composition containing organic or inorganic compounds of the chewing gum base
EP98950842A 1998-10-02 1998-10-02 Biodegradable chewing gum bases including plasticized poly(d,l-lactic acid) and copolymers thereof Withdrawn EP1133240A4 (en)

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PCT/US1998/020656 WO2000019837A1 (en) 1998-10-02 1998-10-02 Biodegradable chewing gum bases including plasticized poly(d,l-lactic acid) and copolymers thereof

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EP1133240A1 EP1133240A1 (en) 2001-09-19
EP1133240A4 true EP1133240A4 (en) 2003-07-30

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