Special Issue "Frontiers on Sustainable Food Packaging"
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2022) | Viewed by 36577
Special Issue Editors

Interests: food technology; food engineering; food safety; food quality; extra virgin olive oil; mycotoxins; fermented foods
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2. MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Interests: food packaging; food processing; quality kinetics; emerging technologies; mathematical modeling; shelf-life; food preservation; food waste recovery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The implementation of sustainable food packaging solutions within future circular food supply chains is essential today to protect customers and ensure food quality, safety, and optimal shelf-life. This will be improved by new innovative packaging materials and the reduction of food waste. In this direction, it is important to employ lifecycle assessment (LCA) to define food supply chain impacts, taking into consideration food waste, global food industry environmental impacts, and shipping distances with the final target to achieve consumer satisfaction.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to attract papers in the new era of sustainability and food packaging addressing all major sectors of food from cereals and confectionery to fruits and vegetables, meat, and dairy products.
It is important to share data on the (i) consequences of specific food product–package interactions, (ii) consideration of the utilization of novel packaging biomaterials, and (iii) overall consumer behavior and satisfaction as a critical focus.
This implementation will be facilitated by the interaction of all scientists in the field from food packaging experts to consumer scientists and policy experts.
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas
Prof. Dr. Rui M.S. Cruz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- consumers
- food packaging systems
- LCA (life cycle assessment)
- novel biomaterials
- quality
- safety
- security
- shelf-life
- sustainability