Cargill Receives Patent for Glucosamine Production Process

MINNEAPOLIS The United States Patent and Trademark office issued patent #7,816,514, , entitled Glucosamine And Method Of Making Glucosamine From Microbial Biomass,"  to Cargill on Oct. 19, 2010, which  represents the latest improvement to Cargills novel glucosamine production process.

Cargill continues to pursue innovations in its glucosamine manufacturing methods," said Mark Christiansen, Cargill Corn Milling North America. We are committed to producing safe, consistent Regenasure® glucosamine at our facility in Eddyville, Iowa, while continuously improving its environmental stewardship."  

Cargills Regenasure glucosamine is a U.S.-produced, GRAS (generally recognized as safe) glucosamine that is commercially available and suitable for vegetarians and those with shellfish allergies.

Cargill recognizes and respects the intellectual property of others and is committed to protecting and enforcing its own intellectual property rights. Cargill has neither licensed nor authorized any other parties to produce glucosamine utilizing the technology covered under patent #7,816,514.

The United States Patent and Trademark office issued patent #7364880 to Cargill on April 29, 2008, for the same technology.