UMaine and Waterville Company Gain Patent Approval for Sustainable Food Packaging Material
Contact: Joe Carr, UMaine, at (207) 581-3571
Tom Moore, Cerealus President (207) 504-0374 or tmoore@cerealus.com
ORONO — The University of Maine and Cerealus Holdings, LLC, a Waterville-based product development and technology commercialization company, have received a patent for an innovation that can provide a sustainable alternative to traditional food packaging materials.
Known as Holdout (TM), the product is made from natural materials. Designed to serves as an alternative to fluorocarbon compounds that are commonly used to package foods, it provides the oil and grease resistance required in that industry.
A Cerealus news release is online at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cerealus/holdout/prweb4159524.htm.
“Paper companies, packaging converters and food companies have been looking for alternatives to fluorocarbon and synthetic compounds for some time now, and with the patent approval, they now have access to renewable, non-toxic barrier coating that can be used in a wide array of applications,” Michael Bilodeau, director of UMaine’s Process Development Center, said in that news release. “The Holdout (TM) coating has been successfully applied using standard commercial coating equipment.”