BioMatNet Item: FAIR-CT98-4046 - FOOD BIOPACK - Biobased food packaging: quality assurance and food safety

FAIR-CT98-4046
FOOD BIOPACK - Biobased food packaging: quality assurance and food safety

Contacts
Website: uk.ifv.kvl.dk/foodchem/special/biopack/

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	Type of Project	Concerted Action
	Contract No	FAIR-CT98-4046
	Total Cost
	EC Contribution
	Start Date	01-01-1999
	Duration	19 Months

The final report from this project is available as a PDF publication: Biobased Packaging Materials for the Food Industry

Objectives

The biopolymer market is emerging fast and is anticipated to grow rapidly within the next ten years. Commercialisation has been devoted mainly to short duration applications like disposables and waste bags. Little attention has been devoted to biopackaging of food products, irrespective of the fact that food packaging might entail a wide range of new business opportunities based on consumers demands for non-synthetic packaging materials. An understanding of the interactions between foods and packaging materials is essential to ensure optimal quality of food products. Consequently, development of the optimal food packaging materials demands contributions both from food scientists and polymer chemists. Based on a collaboration between scientists with different backgrounds, this Concerted Action will contribute to form a clear picture of the state of the art of manufacturing and application of biobased food packaging, defining the prospects for European biobased food packaging and future research needs.

Expected Results

Linkage of R&D activities on national and EU levels in relation to biological polymer science, food science and technology, manufacturing, and application of biobased food packaging materials.
Identification of industrial needs within this sector to promote biobased food packaging materials.
Determination of environmental and human health benefits gained by using biobased food packaging materials.
Identification of future research needs in the field of biobased packaging in relation to quality and safety of foods.
The results obtained will be disseminated in a state-of-the-art report on food packaging of foods, on the internet, and at an open conference on the subject.

Contacts

Coordinator

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Food Chemistry / DENMARK

EC Scientific Officer

Agnes FABRE / European Commission DG XII / BELGIUM

Participant