date:Aug 29, 2012
eam. Others are looking at applying it to the area of food safety, using antimicrobial coatings for work surfaces.
'Bettering packaging'
Others are exploring its potential for use in packaging materials to extendproductshelf life, for example.Its being explored in bettering packagingby increasing its oxygen-barrier properties,saidDr. de Miguel.
Major food brands such as Nestl, Unilever, Kraft and Heinz were known to be investigating nanotechnology and the Basque research would help support su