Environmentally compatible food packaging
Publication details: Cambridge: woodhead, 2008Description: 568pISBN: 9781845691943Subject(s): Packaging industry and technology | Food packaging | Active packaging | Intelligent packaging | Edible films | Green issues | RecyclingLOC classification: TP373Online resources: Click here Summary: This collection reviews biobased, biodegradable and recycled materials and their current and potential applications for food protection and preservation. Part 1 looks at the latest advances in biobased food packaging materials. Part 2 discusses the factors involved in choosing alternative packaging materials such as consumer preference, measuring the environmental performance of food packaging, eco-design, and the safety and quality of recycled materials. Part 3 contains chapters on the applications of environmentally compatiblematerials in particular product sectors, including the packaging of fresh horticultural produce, dairy products and seafood. This section also covers active packaging, modified atmospher packaging and biobased intelligent food packaging. Book finishes with a summary of the legislation and certification of environmentally compatible packaging in the EU.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This collection reviews biobased, biodegradable and recycled materials and their current and potential applications for food protection and preservation. Part 1 looks at the latest advances in biobased food packaging materials. Part 2 discusses the factors involved in choosing alternative packaging materials such as consumer preference, measuring the environmental performance of food packaging, eco-design, and the safety and quality of recycled materials. Part 3 contains chapters on the applications of environmentally compatiblematerials in particular product sectors, including the packaging of fresh horticultural produce, dairy products and seafood. This section also covers active packaging, modified atmospher packaging and biobased intelligent food packaging. Book finishes with a summary of the legislation and certification of environmentally compatible packaging in the EU.
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