Application of plastics and paper as food packaging materials - An overview

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-188

  Raheem, Dele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Food; Packaging materials; Paper; Plastics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874997929     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v25i3.11509     Document Type: Article

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