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Until recently, laboratory testing of packaged systems has been undertaken by simulating vertical vibrations alone. However, with increasing demand for a reduction in packaging waste, the use lightweight systems, such as stretch film, is increasing. Such containment systems are susceptible to the lateral forces generated by the pitch and roll vibratory motion of vehicles due to road surface unevenness

During our research, cellulose‐based test sheets containing copper and potassium humate were prepared and tested against several bacterial and fungal strains. The energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometry and attenuated total reflectance (ATR) Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that humate contributed to increase the copper content of the test sheets. The antimicrobial impact of test sheets

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A mathematical model has been developed in the present work to describe the temperature change in a typical insulated shipping container as a function of time. The model was created by combining steady state and transient models in a 2D geometry of a typical shipping container and was subsequently validated by an ice melt test and comparison of temperature change obtained from the model and experimental

The aim of this work was to assume the amount of BPA that can migrate to food packed into the cans coated by epoxy‐phenolic lacquer. The assumption was made by determining the amount of BPA which migrates from the inner can coating to different food simulants: 3% acetic acid, 10% ethanol, their mixture (3% acetic acid +10% ethanol), and 50% ethanol. The examined tinplate cans were made by the special

Since more and more pressure is exerted to reduce the use of plastic packaging materials, optimizing the use of food packaging is opportune. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of packaging materials, spanning a range of oxygen transmission rates (OTR), and retail illumination, on the microbial shelf life and safety of refrigerated ready‐to‐heat foods. Cooked potato slices were

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In current antivibration packaging designs, transport vibrations are generally assumed to be Gaussian random vibrations, and the cushioning material is designed so that the acceleration root mean square (RMS) transmitted to a product is low. However, transport vibrations are often non‐Gaussian random vibrations, and therefore, it is necessary to carry out antivibration packaging design, taking into

Vehicle vibration presents challenges to a packaged product that is inevitable in any distribution environment. Typically products are tested in only a single, vertical axis; researchers have shown that there is energy in all six axes of motion. In this work, we study the recording methods of the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) motion of a transport vehicle. Using a co‐planar sensor array, three tri‐axial

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Polymer foams are commonly used in the protective packaging of fragile products. Cushion curves are commonly used within the packaging industry to characterize a foam's impact performance. These curves are two‐dimensional representations of the deceleration of an impacting mass versus static stress. Cushion curves are currently generated from exhaustive experimental test data. This study represents

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The aim of this study was to develop alginate and zein films containing natamycin, a natural antifungal agent, in order to limit/prevent the mould growth on the surface of kashar cheeses. The films were prepared by casting, and characterized in terms of antimicrobial and mechanical properties (tensile strength, elongation‐at‐break, and elastic modulus), and their morphology was examined by scanning

Ricotta is a highly perishable cheese of which shelf‐life is strongly influenced by the properties of packages in which it is stored. Four plastic packages currently in use in Italy (IT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SLO), and Spain (SP) are characterized in term of structure, barrier, and antimicrobial properties, and their efficiency in the ricotta storage at 4°C is assessed. Differential scanning calorimetry