date:Jan 07, 2019
tial and critical for promoting food safety, extended shelf-life and thereby enhancing food security, he added.
Recognising the importance of packaging in the food sector and its impact on food safety, the packaging regulations have been separated from the labelling regulations and a separate scientific panel for food packaging is planned, he added.
Packaging has been always considered as a protection for food, but has been overlooked as a source of potential contaminants.
As packaging plays