A
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
FOODSTUFFS; TOBACCO
 A23
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
 A23

Note(s)

  1. Attention is drawn to the following places:
    C08BPolysaccharides, derivatives thereof 
    C11Animal or vegetable oils, fats, fatty substances or waxes 
    C12Biochemistry, beer, spirits, wine, vinegar 
    C13Sugar industry.  [4] 
  2. Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:
    1. liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to
    2. treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials
    are further classified in subclass C12S.  [5]
 A23B
PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS (preserving foodstuffs in general A23L 3/00; applying food preservatives in packages B65D 81/28)

 A23C
DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF (obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs A23J 1/00; preparation of peptides, e.g. of proteins, in general C07K 1/00)
 A23C

Note(s)

This subclass covers:

  • the chemical aspects of making dairy products;  [3]
  • the apparatus used for performing techniques provided for therein, e.g. for concentration, evaporation, drying, preservation, or sterilisation, unless such apparatus is specifically provided for in another subclass, e.g. A01J for treatment of milk or cream for manufacture of butter or cheese.  [3]

 A23C
Subclass index
DAIRY TECHNOLOGY 1/00 - 7/00
MILK PREPARATIONS; MILK SUBSTITUTES; CREAM; BUTTER 9/00; 11/00; 13/00; 15/00
CHEESE; CHEESE SUBSTITUTES 19/00; 20/00
BUTTERMILK; WHEY; OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS 17/00; 21/00; 23/00

 A23D
EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS, COOKING OILS (animal feeding-stuffs A23K 1/00; foods or foodstuffs containing edible oils or fats A21D, A23C, A23G, A23L; obtaining, refining, preserving C11B, C11C; hydrogenation C11C 3/00)

 A23F
COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF (coffee or tea pots A47G 19/00; tea infusers A47G 19/00; apparatus for making beverages, e.g. coffee or tea, A47J 31/00; coffee mills A47J 42/00)

 A23G
COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF  [1,8]
 A23G

Note(s)

  1. In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "ice-cream" includes any edible frozen or congealed semi-liquid or pasty substance, e.g. slush-ice. [2]
  2. In this subclass, subject matter which cannot be completely classified in a single one of the main groups should be classified in each relevant main group. [8]

 A23J
PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS (fodder A23K; protein compositions or phosphatide compositions for pharmaceuticals A61K; phosphatides per se C07F 9/00; proteins per se C07K)  [4]

 A23K
FODDER

 A23L
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT (shaping or working, not fully covered by this subclass, A23P); PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL (preservation of flour or dough for baking A21D)  [4,8]

 A23N
MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS (machines for cutting straw or fodder A01F 29/00; disintegrating, e.g. shredding, B02C; severing, e.g. cutting, splitting, slicing, B26B, B26D)
 A23N
Subclass index
APPARATUS FOR DRAINING 1/00
MACHINES FOR STONING OR REMOVING SEED CONTAINING SECTIONS 3/00, 4/00
MACHINES FOR HULLING, HUSKING, CRACKING, OR PEELING 5/00, 7/00
APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS 17/00
MACHINES FOR OTHER TREATMENT 11/00 - 15/00

 A23P
SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS (shaping substances in a plastic state in general B29C)
 A23P

Note(s)

Attention is drawn to subclasses A01J, A21C, A22C, A47J, B02C, in addition to other subclasses of A23, in connection with the shaping or working of foodstuffs.