1st Edition

Intelligent and Active Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables

Edited By Charles L. Wilson, Ph.D. Copyright 2007
356 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

360 Pages
by CRC Press

Recent nationwide recalls of spinach due to E. coli contamination and peanut butter due to Salmonella, make the emerging development of "active" and "intelligent" packaging crucial for consumer safety and quality assurance. Now that it is possible to make packaging that can detect and inform consumers of contamination, as well as prevent or reduce the growth of human foodborne pathogens, the food... Read more
A Chronicle of Intelligent Packaging, A.L. Brody

History of Active Packaging, M.L. Rooney

MAP as a Basis for Active Packaging, R. Beaudry

Active Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables, A.D. Scully and M.A. Horsham

Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Vegetable Crops using High-Water-Vapor-Permeable Films, N. Aharoni, V. Rodov, E. Fallik, U. Afek, D. Chalupowicz, Z. Aharon, D. Maurer, and J. Orenstein

A Packaging Combined with Other Preserving Factors, J. Thomas Rosnes, M. Sivertsvik, and T. Skåra

Lessons from Other Commodities: Fish and Meat, M. Sivertsvik

Modeling Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables, Y. Zhang, Z. Liu, and J.H. Han

Interaction of Food and Packaging , K. Cooksey

Natural Nontoxic Insect Repellent Packaging Materials, S. Navarro, D. Zehavi, S. Ange, and S.Finkelman

RFID Temperature Monitoring: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges, B. Roberts

Selecting Authentication and Tracking Technologies for Packaging, D. Phillips

Perceptions of Consumer Needs for Active Packaging, C.T. Spillett

Needs for Active Packaging in Developing Countries, E.M. Yahia

Regulation of New Forms of Food Packaging Produced Using Nanotechnology, M.F. Cole and L.L. Bergeson

Active and Intelligent Packaging: a European Anomaly, J. Heckman

ACTIPAK in Europe, W.D. van Dongen and N. de Kruijf

Index

Biography

Charles L. Wilson Ph.D.

"… taps the expertise of more than two-dozen scientists and researchers to describe various technologies and applications that can potentially ensure fresh, safe and nutritious produce."

– John Edwards in RFID Bookshelf, June 2005