(19) TZZ _ _T (11) EP 2 617 294 A1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (43) Date of publication: (51) Int Cl.: A23L 1/09 (2006.01) A23L 1/10 (2006.01) 24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30 A23L 1/105 (2006.01) A23L 1/185 (2006.01) A01H 5/10 (2006.01) C12N 15/82 (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (21) Application number: 12197243.4 C07K 14/485 C07K 14/65 C07K 14/79 (2006.01) A23L 1/30 (2006.01) A23L 1/305 (2006.01) C07K 14/81 (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (22) Date of filing: 14.02.2002 C12N 9/08 C12N 9/36 (84) Designated Contracting States: • Rodriguez, Raymond, L. AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU Davis, CA 95616 (US) MC NL PT SE TR • Hagie, Frank, E. Designated Extension States: Sacramento, CA 95834 (US) AL LT LV MK RO SI (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner (30) Priority: 14.02.2001 US 269199 P Siebertstrasse 4 02.05.2001 US 847232 81675 München (DE) (62) Document number(s) of the earlier application(s) in Remarks: accordance with Art. 76 EPC: •This application was filed on 14-12-2012 as a 02719020.6 / 1 367 908 divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62. (71) Applicant: Ventria Bioscience •Claims filed after the date of receipt of the divisional Sacramento, CA 95834-1219 (US) application (Rule 68(4) EPC.). (72) Inventors: • Huang, Ning Davis, CA 95616 (US) (54) Expression of human milk proteins in transgenic plants (57) The invention is directed to food and food addi- directed to improved infant formula comprising such food tive compositions comprising one or more human milk supplement composition. proteins produced in the seeds of a trangenic plant and methods of making the same. 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