What might sound like a silly endeavor is a potential Holy Grail to those in the business of selling to children.

The amounts added can be readily determined to those skilled in the art and can exceed these amounts as long as the total oil content does not create sticking or other processing problems.

Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed. is a photograph of an agar plate spread with Streptococcus mutans, ATCC 25175, and exposed to drops of an essential oil mixture containing 0. the preferred consumable film of the invention captures a significant portion of the hygienic benefits and the consumer appeal of LISTERINE® brand mouthwash, in a more portable and unobtrusively consumed form.

Thymol is powered by anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that make these strips beneficial for oral health. It is easy to see how patients, especially children, can mistake medicated oral film strips with breath mints as the packaging looks similar. It was a significant challenge to maintain the essential oil interaction and relatively high oil content of LISTERINE® brand mouthwash in a film.

Finally, just a few weeks ago, Jakks thought its chemists and one of the film companies finally hit on the right formulas.

aldehyde flavorings include, but are not limited to acetaldehyde (apple); benzaldehyde (cherry, almond); cinnamic aldehyde (cinnamon); citral, i.When Jakks contacted edible plastic film producers from around the world, several said they were already working on candy strips for other candy and novelty companies and expected to ship them within weeks. To a toy or candy maker, that’s enough to signal that a product is ripe for an extension into the kid market. JP 5-236885 teaches that its film should contain flavor and extract in amounts of 5 to 7 wt %, with the flavor being added as an oil (the essential oils are not disclosed), whereas the film of the invention preferably has an oil content of at least about 10 wt %, more preferably about 15 wt % to about 30 wt %, most preferably about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %.

The amount of flavoring employed is normally a matter of preference subject to such factors as flavor type, individual flavor, and strength desired. It has been proposed to use an edible film as a vehicle for unobtrusively delivering breath-freshening agents. the film-forming ingredients are mixed and hydrated with water separately from the water-soluble ingredients, which are mixed in aqueous solution separately from the organic ingredients and surfactants. Filing date 1999-09-14 Publication date 2003-07-22 1999-09-14 Application filed by Warner Lambert Co LLC filed Critical Warner Lambert Co LLC 1999-09-14 Assigned to WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY reassignment WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Aquestive Therapeutics is also developing a testosterone film-based therapeutic for the treatment of male hypogonadism.These amounts may be used to achieve a desired level of sweetness independent from the flavor level achieved from any optional flavor oils used.