BOSTON – A team of scientists has developed a biodegradable and antimicrobial food packaging solution that could finally put an end to the need for plastic-made food packaging items.
What’s more surprising is that this eco-friendly food packaging comes in the form of a spray that creates a plant-based coating on your food items. This coating protects the food against microbial contamination and any damage that can occur during its journey from the farm to your home. Researchers from Rutgers University and Harvard developed the underlying technology that makes the food spray work.
One of the authors of the study and Associate Professor at Harvard School of Public Health, Philip Demokritou, said, “We knew we needed to get rid of the petroleum-based food packaging that is out there and replace it with something more sustainable, biodegradable, and nontoxic and we asked ourselves at the same time, ‘Can we design food packaging with a functionality to extend shelf life and reduce food waste while enhancing food safety?’’
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