date:Feb 26, 2016
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with grapefruit seed extract (GFSE).
This novel food packaging material can slow down fungal growth, doubling the shelf-life of perishable food, such as bread.
Chitosan, a natural and biodegradable polymer derived from the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans, has i