Source: Tom Burfield, THE PACKER, 8/2/22


Currently, the role of packaging in the fresh produce industry is primarily one of optimizing food quality rather than focusing on food safety, industry experts say. The food safety work is usually done prior to the food entering the package But that could change as packaging research progresses. Produce packaging primarily is designed to protect the quality of the produce by fighting plant pathogens that cause the product to deteriorate, not to ensure the safety of the product by attacking the human pathogens, lik

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