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The InnoBankia awards gala held last night in Murcia distinguished the SAECO corrugated cardboard company for the Newfresh active packaging, which incorporates antimicrobial properties to extend the shelf life of foods developed and patented internationally by the researcher at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena ( UPCT) Antonio López.
"The packaging with this technology is somewhat intelligent because it only activates its antimicrobial agents and inhibitors of oxidative processes when the box is loaded with fresh product, during transport and storage of the product in the chamber," says Professor of Food Engineering.
"The products used for its manufacture are natural and zero waste," adds the professor.
“Newfresh technology can solve a very important problem of product losses when it is packaged in conventional cardboard boxes.
It must be borne in mind that in Spain fresh fruit and vegetable products use about 1,500 million cardboard containers every year.
And many of these millions of boxes are shipped with product to other countries.
With this new cardboard box, exporting companies will be able to take their products to farther markets and in good condition, â€said SAECO commercial director Juan Vicente Sandoval.
The Newfresh cardboard active packaging was developed through the following two R&D Projects in highly competitive calls for the Horizon 2020 European Program (ref FRESHTRAY - 812001) and the RIS3Mur regional call (file 16SAE00006).
The research also achieved the publication of scientific articles in high-impact international journals, thus obtaining the international scientific endorsement for this new packaging technology.
The articles that have been published so far - referring to the technology of this active cardboard box -, focus on the conservation of tomato and pepper, but there are four more articles on the conservation of citrus fruits, stone fruits, grape, and leafy vegetables.
Professor Antonio López, responsible for the research group in Cold and Food Engineering, created in 2017 together with SAECO the Bio-iPack spin-off, a company based in the Parque Tecnológico de Fuente Álamo and dedicated to research , the development, manufacture and commercialization of formulated essential oils and their components.
They also study micro and nanoencapsulates, biomolecules and microorganisms for the active and intelligent processing and packaging of food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and veterinary products.
Source: UPCT
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