Summary Draft 1

Food wrappers are important in preserving and distributing many kinds of foods. They are commonly used to keep food fresh. One caveat to it is that it also produces plastic waste which poses a threat to our natural environment. It does so by contaminating our drinking water and soil. 

“We’re seeing a tremendous acceleration in the demand for packaging alternatives as the unintended consequences of plastics become more visible, both locally and globally,” (Daly, 2019). Because of the new increasing demands for alternatives, researchers claimed to have developed a biodegradable and antimicrobial food coating made from pullulan fibers which aim to reduce food waste and foodborne illnesses from pollution.
Researchers set the coating up against common foodborne pathogens such as E. coli and saw a reduction of bacterial and fungal populations, which helps the food to stay fresh.

“You can package the avocado at the farm and extend the shelf life, and then you can wash the coating away,” (Demokritou, 2022). The new coating helps preserve our natural environment by degrading in the soil after three days, So even if the coated product is discarded, it will go away on its own without the need to recycle, thus reducing plastic waste. The food coating exhibits some important factors which is found to make it more desirable than traditional plastic wrappers. The wrapper is enviromentally friendly, non-toxic and antimicrobial. Based on these factors, pullulan fiber food coating should replace traditional food wrappers.










































































































































































































































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