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The edible packaging market is projected to take a bigger bite out of single-use plastic sales in the coming years. Which packaging innovations – fit for human consumption – are turning heads? Just a ...

In a recent review published in the journal Foods, researchers collated available literature on edible coatings and their potential in the food industry. Their research highlights how these biopolymer ...

Plastic food packaging accounts for a significant proportion of plastic waste in landfills. In the face of escalating environmental concerns, researchers are looking to bio-derived alternatives. Now, ...

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new material using plant-based cellulose and milk protein. Their findings were published in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Researchers reveal that edible, fast-dissolving pouches made from food byproducts could transform packaging, cutting plastic waste while keeping food fresher for longer. A recent review in Processes ...

Spain's Bio2Coat is hoping to solve the twin problems of food waste and plastic waste coming from packaging materials with a 100% natural, edible coating that extends shelf-life of fruits and ...