Today we want to highlight the article published by Cooperativa Ciencia which features the fifth episode of “Nanos a la Obra” whose main topic was the role of nanotechnology in food packaging and food safety.
On this occasion, CEDENNA Alternate Director and expert in nanotechnology applied to food packaging, Dr. María José Galotto, and CEDENNA Associate Researcher and specialist in creating nanotechnological sensors to detect pathogens and harmful chemicals in fruits and vegetables, Juan Luis Palma addressed this topic, explaining in detail how nanotechnology contributes to food safety.
“Few people imagine that nanotechnology plays a fundamental role in the area of packaging and, specifically, in food packaging. For us, nanotechnology is a tool that has allowed us to work in different fields, allowing us to incorporate nanocomposites with antimicrobial or antioxidant activity into packaging, which makes packaged food last longer”, explained María José Galotto.
Read the full article at the following link!
