Freshness Indicators for Food Packaging

Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 111-127

  Smolander, Maria ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines and decarboxylase positive microorganisms; Ethanol enzyme based test strips; Freshness indicator concepts and COX Recorders; Freshness indicators and food packaging; LED and photodiode array detect; Microbial spoilage and contamination; Quality indicating metabolite knowledge; Toxin Guard by Toxin Alert; Volatile nitrogen compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889627746     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753699.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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