Liha töötlemine
meat products, thus improving the appear- romolecular structures (Han 2005). Chemical
ance of products, which will have a positive preservatives can be employed in antimicro-
effect on consumer appeal. bial-releasing film systems, including organic
acids and their salts (sorbates, benzoates,
and propionates), parabens, sulfites, nitrites,
Active Packaging
chlorides, phosphates, epoxides, alcohols,
Antimicrobial packaging is a promising and ozone, hydrogen peroxide, diethyl pyrocar-
rapidly emerging technology in which anti- bonate, antibiotics, and bacteriocins (Ozdemir
microbial agents are incorporated into or and Floros 2004). Antimicrobial films can be
coated onto food packaging materials to classified into two types: (1) those that