Imagine buying a loaf of bread that stays fresh longer, or a package of meat that resists spoilage without added preservatives. Sounds like a dream, right? Advancements in active packaging are making ...

Fresh Inset has introduced the MCPBag, an active packaging solution designed to extend the shelf life of pears and reduce ...

Engineers create color-changing films and biodegradable barriers while manufacturers invest millions in production equipment ...

The growing global demand for safer, longer shelf life, and environmentally friendly food products has accelerated innovations in food packaging.

Fresh produce is in high demand, but keeping it fresh poses challenges regarding food waste and profitability. Each year, over $1 trillion of food is wasted globally, which, as a result, generates ...

The rising demand for sustainable options to petroleum-based plastics has made biopolymer food packaging an exciting area for ...

The water-proof food packaging is made from a type of corn protein called zein, starch and other naturally derived biopolymers, infused with a cocktail of natural antimicrobial compounds (see video).

What have these three scenarios got in common? The tin of baked beans that urges you to buy it as you pass along the supermarket aisles (assuming you still shop for goods and they are not all ...

The increase in the presence of plastic in our lives is an unstoppable trend due to the versatility of this material. So innovation in the packaging industry has been focusing on the development of ...

A team of scientists has developed a 'smart' food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans. It could also extend the shelf-life of fresh ...