In the last years, the topic of modern food packaging has made substantial advances resulting from global trends and consumer preferences. These advances aimed at yielding improved food quality and safety are in progress ...

In this study, silver nanoparticles were prepared and incorporated into carboxymethylcellulose films to evaluate the antimicrobial activity for food packaging applications. The techniques carried out for material ...

In the last years, the topic of modern food packaging has made substantial advances resulting from global trends and consumer preferences. These advances aimed at yielding improved food quality and safety are in progress ...

Nowadays, the use of polymer films for flexible packaging has gained a widespread importance because of their easy processing, good final properties, light weight and low relative cost. In order to fulfill the needs of ...

Knowing that, among other factors, the packaging exerts great influence on the intention to purchase food products, this study investigated whether the antioxidant active packaging can be determinant in the consumer's ...

Eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol) is a naturally occurring phenol present in many botanical extracts, such as clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg essential oils. The beneficial properties of this compound have been extensively ...

Food packaging has a crucial function in the modern food industry. New food packaging technologies seek to meet consumers and industrial's demands. Changes related to food production, sale practices and consumers' lifestyles, ...

Active food packaging containing antimicrobial additive goes beyond traditional functions of packaging, once it can extend food shelf life maintaining its quality, safety and reducing postharvest losses by controlling food ...