The Latest in Active Food Packaging

Active packaging is that category of protective structures that sense changes on the package environment and links with responses, changing the characteristics of the package for the better. For decades, food packaging technologists have been studying active packaging as one of the coming revolutionary generations of future food packaging and the route to enhanced protection of contained food.

Shelf Life Extension
To retard growth of pathogenic microorganisms on cured (i.e., processed) meats, rese…