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An oxygen scavenging composition for use with foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals comprising a combination of a metal that can exist in two redox states at ambient conditions, and a radical oxygen scavenger. The oxygen scavenging system is also effective in inhibiting the growth of yeasts, molds,

An oxygen scavenging composition for use with foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals comprising a combination of a metal that can exist in two redox states at ambient conditions, and a radical oxygen scavenger. The oxygen scavenging system is also effective in inhibiting the growth of yeasts, molds, and most aerobic bacteria.

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In a packaged ingestible product comprising a substantially non-oxygen permeable package and, contained therein, an ingestible product and an oxygen scavenging composition, the improvement wherein said oxygen scavenging composition comprises a solution of a reducing agent and a dissolved species of

In a packaged ingestible product comprising a substantially non-oxygen permeable package and, contained therein, an ingestible product and an oxygen scavenging composition, the improvement wherein said oxygen scavenging composition comprises a solution of a reducing agent and a dissolved species of copper, said dissolved copper being present in an amount so as to provide, with respect to the total product within the package, from about 1 to 7 parts per million of copper as copper ion.