The Sweet Smell of Food . . . Via Odor-Scavenging Packaging

The Sweet Smell of Food . . . Via Odor-Scavenging Packaging
Active packaging, about which much has been written and discussed since its admission into graduate school too recently, has been thrust into the realm of trying to control unwanted odors within closed packages.

Some food scientists and technologists are cognizant of the generation, concentration, and other mechanisms that propel odors when consumers open food packages. Some flavor scientists have recognized the phenomenon by adding desir…