Main description:

This book reviews the science and technology of food packaging and covers the potential innovations in the food packaging sector. At the same time, it highlights the issues and prospects for linking the laboratory research to the market. In addition to typical packaging requirements such as food quality, shelf life, protection, communication, and marketing, the book emphasizes the need for novel packaging materials, including biodegradable packaging for a variety of food products. A wide range of food products has been kept in focus and includes animal-based food products such as dairy products and sea foods.

The book presents the next level of packaging solutions i.e., smart packaging with the applications of potential tools such as intelligent and active packaging, and includes the latest research on emerging digital technologies for packaging development, assessment, and acceptability. It further highlights the strategies including blends, reinforcing agents, cold plasma, UV light applications, chemical, and enzymatic methods and explores the new opportunities leading to improvement in the packaging performance. Smart freshness indicator applications, including gas and time-temperature indicators for quality and safety of packaged products, have been covered in detail. The book also includes the functional characteristics of edible films and coatings, including their bioactive characteristics. Finally the book presents the rules and regulation related to packaging.

Contents:

* Artificial intelligence and food packaging- Introductory chapter to introduce the audience with different artificial intelligence components including Sensors, indicators and RFID. This chapter intends to cover time temperature indicators, gas indicators and thermochromic inks.* Functional nanomaterials for food packaging applications Dr. Young Kim (Confirmed contributor and title) Associate Professor Packaging Systems and Design Department of Sustainable Biomaterials Virginia Tech, USA, Tel: 540 231 1156* Smart freshness indicator for perishable food packaging: Current status (Confirmed contributor and title) Prof. Dr. B. Kuswandi Chemo and Biosensors Group, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Jember Jl. Kalimantan 37, Jember, East Java, 68121, Indonesia Telp/Hp: ++62-331-324736/062-81559504007* Smart freshness indicator for animal based products packaging-Current status (Confirmed contributor and title) Saroat Rawdkuen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Food Science and Technology Unit of Innovative Food Packaging and Biomaterials School of Agro-Industry, Mae Fah Luang University 333 Moo 1, Thasud, Muang, Chiang Rai, 57100 THAILAND Tel:(+66)53 916752, Fax:(+66)53 916737* Major challenges of biodegradable films and coatings in food packaging (Confirmed contributor and title) Research team coordinator in biological engineering, agrifood and aquaculture: ERGB2A Axis: Food quality, safety and preservation Larache Polydisciplinary Faculty BP 745, 92004, Morocco* Biodegradable packaging materials-Future scope (Confirmed contributor and title) Saroat Rawdkuen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Food Science and Technology Unit of Innovative Food Packaging and Biomaterials School of Agro-Industry, Mae Fah Luang University 333 Moo 1, Thasud, Muang, Chiang Rai, 57100 THAILAND Tel:(+66)53 916752, Fax:(+66)53 916737* Role of sensors to improve food/beverages packagingExploring potential contributor* Packaging of dairy products-Emerging strategiesExploring potential contributor* Enhancing Collection and recycling of packaging material using artificial intelligence-Need of the hourExploring potential contributor* Automation of fruit packaging systems-Challenges and opportunitiesExploring potential contributor* Rules and regulations related with packagingExploring potential contributor