European consumers' perceptions of time-temperature indicators in food packaging

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 303-323

  Pennanen, Kyösti ^a   Focas, Caralampo ^b   Kumpusalo Sanna, Vilja ^c   Keskitalo Vuokko, Kaisu ^c   Matullat, Imke ^d   Ellouze, Mariem ^e   Pentikäinen, Saara ^a   Smolander, Maria ^a   Korhonen, Virpi ^f   Ollila, Margareetta ^f  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b EKPIZO   (Greece)

^c Taloustutkimus Oy   (Finland)

^d ttz Bremerhaven   (Germany)

^e IFIP   (France)

^f Association of Packaging Technology and Research (PTR)   (Finland)

Author keywords

cold chain management; consumer; food packaging; intelligent label; time temperature indicator

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; PACKAGING MACHINES;

COLD CHAIN; CONSUMER; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FOOD MANUFACTURERS; FOOD PACKAGING; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE; TIME-TEMPERATURE INDICATORS;

TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84924711398     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.2105     Document Type: Article

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