Environmental implications of food loss probability in packaging design

Food Research International

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-17

  Conte, A ^a   Cappelletti, G M ^a   Nicoletti, G M ^a   Russo, C ^a   Del Nobile, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Food losses; LCA; Packaging design; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRESERVATION; LIFE CYCLE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MACHINES; PROBABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FOOD LOSS; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PACKAGING DESIGNS; PACKAGING SOLUTIONS; RECYCLABLE PACKAGING MATERIALS; SHELF LIFE;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 84949558835     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.11.015     Document Type: Article

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