Food losses, shelf life extension and environmental impact of a packaged cheesecake: A life cycle assessment

Food Research International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2017, Pages 124-132

  Gutierrez, Michele Mario ^a   Meleddu, Marta ^a,b   Piga, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CRENoS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Modified atmosphere packaging; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FILM GROWTH; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; LIFE CYCLE; MULTILAYERS; PACKAGING; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILMS; PACKAGING SOLUTIONS; RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SHELF LIFE; SHELF LIFE EXTENSIONS;

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

CHEMISTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTOR;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD QUALITY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85003869022     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2016.11.031     Document Type: Article

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