"ionomer" - 1 õppematerjal

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advantage or disadvantage of this package is poration of an antimicrobial agent into the that it gives the product a very unique appear- packaging material by either spraying, ance (Belcher 2006). VSP involves produc- coating, physical mixing, or chemical binding tion of a skin package in which the product (Berry 2000). Food manufacturers may be is the forming mold. It was first introduced able to maintain the minimum inhibitory con- using an ionomer film, which softens on centration of an antimicrobial to prevent heating to such an extent that it can be growth of pathogenic and spoilage microor- draped over sharp objects without puncturing ganisms by using controlled-release packag- (Robertson 2006). The product shelf life can ing (Koontz 2006). The major potential be 15–22 days, depending on the meat cut product applications for antimicrobial films used