Active Packaging Applications for Food |
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| Authors: | Selçuk Yildirim Bettina Röcker Marit Kvalvåg Pettersen Julie Nilsen‐Nygaard Zehra Ayhan Ramune Rutkaite Tanja Radusin Patrycja Suminska Begonya Marcos Véronique Coma |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Inst. of Food and Beverage Innovation, Dept. of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Zurich Univ. of Applied Sciences, 8820 W?denswil, Switzerland;2. Nofima ‐ Norwegian Inst. of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, 1430 Aas, Norway;3. Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, Sakarya Univ., Serdivan, Sakarya, Turkey;4. Faculty of Chemical Technology, Dept. of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas Univ. of Technology, 50254 Kaunas, Lithuania;5. Inst. of Food Technology, Univ. of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;6. Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, Center of Bioimmobilization and Innovative Packaging Materials, West Pomeranian Univ. of Technology, 71–270 Szczecin, Poland;7. IRTA, Food Technology, 17121 Monells, Spain;8. UMR CNRS 5629, LCPO, Bordeaux Univ., France |
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| Abstract: | The traditional role of food packaging is continuing to evolve in response to changing market needs. Current drivers such as consumer's demand for safer, “healthier,” and higher‐quality foods, ideally with a long shelf‐life; the demand for convenient and transparent packaging, and the preference for more sustainable packaging materials, have led to the development of new packaging technologies, such as active packaging (AP). As defined in the European regulation (EC) No 450/2009, AP systems are designed to “deliberately incorporate components that would release or absorb substances into or from the packaged food or the environment surrounding the food.” Active packaging materials are thereby “intended to extend the shelf‐life or to maintain or improve the condition of packaged food.” Although extensive research on AP technologies is being undertaken, many of these technologies have not yet been implemented successfully in commercial food packaging systems. Broad communication of their benefits in food product applications will facilitate the successful development and market introduction. In this review, an overview of AP technologies, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant or carbon dioxide‐releasing systems, and systems absorbing oxygen, moisture or ethylene, is provided, and, in particular, scientific publications illustrating the benefits of such technologies for specific food products are reviewed. Furthermore, the challenges in applying such AP technologies to food systems and the anticipated direction of future developments are discussed. This review will provide food and packaging scientists with a thorough understanding of the benefits of AP technologies when applied to specific foods and hence can assist in accelerating commercial adoption. |
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| Keywords: | active packaging antimicrobial packaging antioxidant releaser ethylene absorber oxygen scavenger |
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