The webpage “Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food ‘Wrapper’ Can Cut Plastic Packaging” by (Jones, 2022) introduces alternative food packaging that is environmentally friendly. Food packaging is essential in terms of quality and safety. Not only does it preserve the food, but it also showcases the branding and nutritional details. Jones also says that the downside towards food packaging is the production of plastic pollution, which contaminates soil and our drinking water. There is an immense increase in demand for food packaging to be environmentally friendly as the unintended repercussions of plastics become more visible locally and globally (Daly, 2019). Daly also says that with the impact of consumer perception, new forms of food packaging and technologies have been in use. Researchers claim that they have been producing a “non-toxic, biodegradable and antimicrobial food coating” which helps decrease the amount of food waste and foodborne illness without plastics and is the most effective solution to date (Jones, 2022). Not only is this food coating harmless, but it can also be washed off, degrade in soil and reduce the bacterial and fungal population, which enables the food to stay fresh. The other most recent progress in food packaging is the development of active and intelligent packaging, biodegradable polymers, edible films and coatings (Yan, Hsieh & Ricacho, 2022).
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