Air Liquide Japan has developed a product called “Deliéa”, bringing “Modified Atmosphere Packaging” or MAP technology to households, a multiple-benefit preservation method widely used in the industry.
Food preservation is as old as mankind. One of the latest techniques reaching commercialisation in the US involves bioengineered films for fruit, fresh produce and flowers. Scientists at startup Apeel Sciences have figured out a secret to doubling their lifespans. And they do it naturally.
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There are many options for storing half-cut fruit and vegetables, and now some clever American designers have come up with a new idea, Food Huggers. [Click pic to enlarge]
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University of Minnesota researchers have discovered and received a patent for a naturally occurring lantibiotic — a peptide produced by a harmless bacteria — that could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria like salmonella, E coli and listeria....