Edible Coatings and Films for Food Preservation
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3207
Special Issue Editors
Interests: active antimicrobial and biodegradable packaging; polymer science; wastewater treatment; biomass and waste valorization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food waste represents a global environmental and social problem that can contribute to the generation of methane gas if these wastes are sent to landfill. Around 30% of food is wasted or lost during production and processing, through to retail and consumer households. Significant resources are used as a result of these types of waste, including land, water, energy, and labor. It is therefore imperative that these losses are minimized to ensure the resilience and sustainability of global food systems and to address the concurrent issue of human food insecurity. Food packaging plays a vital role in the food chain with primary aims centered around containment and spoilage minimization. Over recent decades, developments in active packaging have resulted in a new generation of materials that can further contribute to food preservation with techniques, such as modified atmospheres, gas emitters/absorbers, and the use of antimicrobial/antioxidant additives. Other strategies include edible coatings which can be applied directly onto produce in order to minimize or delay spoilage. In this Special Issue, recent advances and developments related to edible coatings and films for food preservation are reported.
Dr. Marlene Cran
Dr. Magdalena Wrona
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- edible coatings
- packaging
- film
- food preservation