食品包裝在整個(gè)分銷鏈中對(duì)保護(hù)食品起著至關(guān)重要的作用。如果沒(méi)有包裝，食品加工可能會(huì)受到物理、化學(xué)和生物污染物直接接觸的影響。近年來(lái)，新型食品包裝（改性氣氛和活性包裝）的發(fā)展不僅提高了食品的保質(zhì)期，而且提高了食品的安全性和質(zhì)量，給消費(fèi)者帶來(lái)了便利。與食品包裝直接相關(guān)并相互關(guān)聯(lián)的是保質(zhì)期的概念，即食品、飲料、藥品、化學(xué)品和許多其他易腐物品在被認(rèn)為不適合銷售、使用或消費(fèi)之前被給予的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度。食品包裝和保質(zhì)期滿足科學(xué)家、材料科學(xué)家、食品化學(xué)家和微生物學(xué)家在食品包裝和保質(zhì)期方面的需求。該期刊將主要發(fā)表以下領(lǐng)域的原始研究論文、評(píng)論文章和簡(jiǎn)短的交流：?食品包裝材料開發(fā)?設(shè)計(jì)食品包裝機(jī)械?食品包裝材料的理化性質(zhì)?聚合物、玻璃、金屬和紙包裝系統(tǒng)?納米包裝?真空、氣體、無(wú)菌和無(wú)菌包裝?改進(jìn)的大氣包裝系統(tǒng)?主動(dòng)、智能和抗菌包裝系統(tǒng)?食用包裝?食品、制藥和化妝品工業(yè)用生物塑料?食品包裝測(cè)試?包裝食品的感官特性?微膠囊化?從包裝材料遷移?食品包裝互動(dòng)?包裝食品的保質(zhì)期?回收食品包裝材料?包裝可持續(xù)性?食品在儲(chǔ)存、搬運(yùn)和運(yùn)輸過(guò)程中的微生物穩(wěn)定性?食品儲(chǔ)存期間的感官變化?貨架期的化學(xué)、物理和微生物決定因素?保質(zhì)期模擬?保質(zhì)期和食品安全?加速保質(zhì)期試驗(yàn)專攻食品產(chǎn)品開發(fā)、功能性食品、食品化學(xué)、收獲后技術(shù)、食品微生物學(xué)、乳制品加工的論文將不在本雜志涵蓋范圍內(nèi)。

Food packaging plays a vital role in preserving food throughout the distribution chain. Without packaging, the processing of food can become compromised as it is contaminated by direct contact with physical, chemical, and biological contaminants. In recent years, the development of novel food packaging (modified atmosphere & active packaging) has not only increased the shelf life of foods, but also their safety and quality - therefore bringing convenience to consumers. Directly related, and interlinked, with food packaging is the concept of shelf life - the length of time that foods, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, chemicals, and many other perishable items are given before they are considered unsuitable for sale, use, or consumption.Food Packaging and Shelf Life caters to the needs of scientists, material scientists, food chemists and microbiologists in the area of food packaging and shelf life. The journal will mainly publish original research papers, review articles and short communications in the following areas:?Food packaging material development?Designing food packaging machinery?Physical & chemical properties of food packaging materials?Polymer, glass, metal and paper packaging systems?Nano packaging?Vacuum, gas, aseptic and sterile packaging?Modified atmosphere packaging systems?Active and intelligent, & antimicrobial packaging systems?Edible packaging?Bio-plastics for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry?Food package testing?Sensory properties of packaged foods?Microencapsulation?Migration from packaging materials?Food package interactions?Shelf life of packaged food products?Recycling of food packaging Materials?Packaging sustainability?Microbial stability of food during storage, handling and transportation?Sensory changes during food storage?Chemical, physical and microbial determinants for shelf life?Shelf life simulation?Shelf life and food safety?Accelerated shelf life testsPapers focusing exclusively on food product development, functional foods, food chemistry, post-harvest technology, food microbiology, dairy processing will not be covered by this journal.