Innovations in Food Packaging Materials

Over the last decade, food packaging technology has gone through a fast and significant development especially in case of innovative materials, where some of them are already commercially applied. This chapter explores the innovations in food packaging materials in combination with factors that will affect its further development and potential industrial application.

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