Nutrition and Food Sciences

Food Packaging Technology

Food packaging is a packaging system precisely planned for food and signifies one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it offers protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations. The main goal of food packaging is to afford a practical means of protecting and delivering food goods at a reasonable cost while meeting the needs and expectations of both consumers and industries. Additionally, current trends like sustainability, environmental impact reduction, and shelf-life extension have progressively become among the most important phases in designing a packaging system.