Incorporation of chemical antimicrobial agents into polymeric films for food packaging
R.S. Matche Baldevraj and R.S. Jagadish, Central Food Technological Research Institute, India
Abstract:
Antimicrobial packaging is a fast emerging area in food packaging. Antimicrobial agents can be incorporated into polymeric food packaging materials to enhance the shelf-life of packaged foods, by preserving the foods against microbial spoilage and hazardous food-borne microorganisms. This chapter reviews different classes of antimicrobials: chemically synthesized and biobased components such as organic acids and salts, inorganic compounds/gases and salts and biobased bacterions, enzymes, plant origin materials, etc, along with synthetic and biopolymer ...
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