#$%^&*AU2010257341B220130606.pdf#####ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount (such as a preservative, bactericidal, and/or fungicidal 5 effective amount) of a mixture comprising: (a) benzoic acid, or a salt thereof； and (b) 6-gluconalactone. Preferable mixtures of the antimicrobial composition further comprise one or more of: (c) lemon grass oil； 10 (d) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salt thereof, or a mixture thereof； (e) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof； (f) erthorbic acid, or a salt thereof； 15 (g) arabinogalactan (galactoarabinan)； (h) hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid or tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid obtained from hops extracts, or a mixture thereof； and (i) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk., lavender cotton) oil, wherein the weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) is from 20 about 2:1 to about 5:1. The present invention also provides a product (preferably a product other than a foodstuff, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic) comprising a preservative effective amount of cinnamaldehyde or a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydantoins. <；filenam.>；
