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Bank Debt (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft² | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR, Description | One-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25%. Figures in this table are estimated using an interest rate of approximately 3.2%. |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs | $ 54,036 | $ 46,734 | $ 34,125 | $ 26,489 |  |
TD Bank NA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 6,500,000
LIBOR, Description | This note bears interest at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% (which was equal to 3.23% as of March 31, 2017). |  |  |  |  |
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, Description |  | The first instrument is comprised of a construction loan of up to $2.5 million and not to exceed 80% of the cost of equipment installed in the to-be-constructed commercial-scale Nisin production facility for Mast Out®. Effective March 1, 2017, this loan amount was increased by $1.44 million to $3.94 million. As amended, interest only will be payable at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% through July 2018, at which time the loan converts to a seven-year term loan facility at the same variable interest rate with monthly principal and interest payments due based on a seven-year amortization schedule. |  |  |  |
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan One [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | 1,440,000
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan One [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | 3,940,000
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, Description |  | The second instrument is comprised of a construction loan of up to $2.0 million and not to exceed 80% (75% prior to the March 1, 2017 amendment) of the appraised value of the to-be-constructed commercial-scale Nisin production facility in Portland, Maine. Effective March 1, 2017, this loan amount was increased by $560,000 to $2.56 million. As amended, interest only will be payable at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% through January 2018, at which time the loan converts to a nine-year term loan facility at the same variable interest rate with monthly principal and interest payments due based on a twenty-year amortization schedule with a balloon principal payment of approximately $1.654 million due in January 2027. |  |  |  |
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan Two [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | 2,560,000
TD Bank NA [Member] | Construction Loan Two [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 560,000
Nisin production plant [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from mortgage note | $ 340,000 |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR, Description | This note bears interest at a variable rate equal to the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% (which was equal to 3.23% as of March 31, 2017) with monthly principal and interest payments due for ten years based on a twenty-year amortization table. |  |  |  |  |
Warehouse and storage facility area | ft² | 4,114 |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate |  |  | 4.38% | 6.04% |  |
Derivative notional amount | $ 3,055,414 |  | $ 2,500,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  |
LIBOR, Description | Interest rate exposure on the $1.0 million and the $2.5 million mortgage notes with interest rate swap agreements that effectively converted floating interest rates based on the one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25% and 2.25% to the fixed rates of 6.04% and 4.38%, respectively. |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from mortgage note |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  |  | 15 years |  |
Balloon principal payment |  |  |  | $ 451,885 |  |
Mortgage loans on real estate periodic payment terms |  |  |  | Will be due during the third quarter of 2020. |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate | 4.13% |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from mortgage note |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Balloon principal payment |  |  | $ 1,550,000 |  |  |
Mortgage loans on real estate periodic payment terms |  |  | Will be due during the third quarter of 2025. |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing variable interest, percentage rate | 3.23% |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended date of line of credit | May 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR, Description | Interest on any borrowings against the line of credit would be variable at the higher of 4.25% per annum or the one-month LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum. |  |  |  | Interest on any borrowings against the line of credit would be variable at the higher of 4.25% per annum or the one-month LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum. |
Line of Credit [Member] | TD Bank NA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Debt (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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