Fecha de publicación: 22/08/2002 Fuente: WIPO Food Portada A food processing device comprising a body, a container removably accommodated by said body and food processing means supported on said body above said container, whereby solids and/or liquids resulting from the processing of food by the food processing means fall into the container, whereby the food processing means include food slicing means, mounted on the body so as to be held stationary relative thereto, and first and second food holding means, mounted on the body for movement relative thereto so as to bring food held thereby into slicing contact with said food slicing means, wherein said first food holding means comprise a slidable food support element mounted on said body for sliding motion relative thereto, and a hand guard, mountable on said food support element such that food held between the food support element and the hand guard may be urged downwardly during the sliding motion without exposing the hand of the operator to contact with the food slicing means, whereby on sliding of said slidable food support element relative to the food slicing means the food held thereby is sliced by the food slicing means, and wherein said second food holding means comprise a rotatable food support element mounted on said body for rotation relative thereto whereby on rotation of rotatable food support element food held thereby is sliced by said food slicing means.