Meat coatings to replace plastics

摘要

Plastic packaging around fresh meat could become a thing of the past if new research into the use of edible anti-microbial coatings proves successful. The collaborative project, co-ordinated by Pera Technology of Melton Mowbray, which involves nine partners across Europe and is backed by €1.6M (£134M) of EU Framework 7 research funding, aims to come up with a prototype edible film coating that does not detract from meat guality or taste.