MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY - A REVIEW

Authors
CHURCH IJ PARSONS AL
Citation
Ij. Church et Al. Parsons, MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY - A REVIEW, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 67(2), 1995, pp. 143-152
Citations number
179
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225142
Volume
67
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
143 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5142(1995)67:2<143:MAPT-A>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Modified atmosphere packaging is becoming increasingly common. It has been claimed that the technique enables significant shelf-life extensi on but in so doing presents an increased public health risk. This pape r reviews the literature relating to the scientific basis of these cla ims. It demonstrates that shelf-life, sensory quality and safety of pa ckaged products may be optimised only by harmonising a complex relatio nship between product and process.