Innovations in Food Packaging Materials

摘要

Food packaging was originally perceived to secure proper preservation of food in a container by protecting it from the influence of the various external and internal environmental conditions. The days when food packaging was used simply to provide information about packed product, protect and provide convenient method of transportation are long gone. Current innovations of food packaging technology are focused on following functions: better protection, more efficient and long-lasting quality preservation, and enhanced safety in general for both consumer and environment. In addition nowadays, active and smart packaging facilitates increased functionality of packed product. Now a food package is expected to be informative and fit to existing specific product requirements including production, logistic and storage, and finally should be easy-to-handle and disposal-friendly to fulfil all existing ecological regulations.