Food Packaging—Roles, Materials, and …

R: Concise Reviews in food Science JFS R: Concise Reviews/Hypotheses in food Science food packaging Roles, Materials, and Environmental Issues KENNETH MARSH, , AND BETTY BUGUSU, The Institute of food Technologists has issued this Scientific Status Summary to update readers on food packaging and its impact on the environment. Keywords: food packaging , food processing A. dvances in food processing and food packaging play a pri- ment options. Finally, it addresses disposal methods and legislation mary role in keeping the food supply among the safest in on packaging disposal. the world. Simply stated, packaging maintains the benefits of food processing after the process is complete, enabling foods to Roles of food packaging travel safely for long distances from their point of origin and still be wholesome at the time of consumption. However, packaging tech- T he principal roles of food packaging are to protect food prod- ucts from outside influences and damage, to contain the food , and to provide consumers with ingredient and nutritional informa- nology must balance food protection with other issues, including energy and material costs, heightened social and environmental tion (Coles 2003).

R: Concise Reviews in Food Science Scientific Status Summary—Food Packaging... during distribution. Typically developed from paperboard and corrugated materials, physical barriers resist impacts, abrasions,

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