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The article “Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food ‘Wrapper’ Can Cut Plastic Packaging”, (Jones, 2022) introduced a new kind of wrapper that can be sprayed on fruits and vegetables. Food packaging is important in preserving and distributing many kinds of foods, but it also produces plastic waste, which threatens wildlife and contaminates our drinking water (Jones, 2022). Jones also mentioned that the wrapper can be easily removed by rinsing it with just water (Jones, 2022). Because of this ability to dissolve in water, the packaging has little to no need to be recycled. This amazing new coating is made from an edible fiber called pullulan, which uses two naturally derived antimicrobial agents, citric acid, and thyme oil as well as a bacterially produced compound called nisin (Jones, 2022). Jones stated that all the ingredients are deemed fit for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the quantity of the ingredients used in their production (Jones, 2022). Not only is the

The article ”Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food ‘Wrapper’ Can Cut Plastic Packaging”, (Jones, 2022) introduced a new kind of wrapper that can be sprayed on fruits and vegetables. Food packaging is important in preserving and distributing many kinds of foods, but it also produces plastic waste, which threatens wildlife and contaminates our drinking water (Jones, 2022). Jones also mentioned that the wrapper can be easily removed by rinsing it with just water (Jones, 2022). Because of this ability to dissolve in water, the packaging has little to no need to be recycled. This amazing new coating is made from an edible fiber called pullulan, which uses two naturally derived antimicrobial agents, citric acid, and thyme oil as well as a bacterially produced compound called nisin (Jones, 2022). Jones stated that all of the ingredients are deemed fit for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the number of ingredients used in their production (Jones, 2022). Not only is the pu

The article ”Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food ‘Wrapper’ Can Cut Plastic Packaging”, (Jones, 2022) introduced a new kind of wrapper that can be sprayed on produce such as fruits and vegetables. Food packaging is important in preserving and distributing many kinds of foods but it also produces plastic waste which threatens wildlife and contaminates our drinking water (Jones, 2022). Jones also mentioned that the wrapper can be easily removed by rinsing it with just water (Jones, 2022). Because of this ability to dissolve in water, the packaging has little to no need to be recycled. This amazing new coating is made from an edible fiber called pullulan which uses naturally derived antimicrobial agents, citric acid, and thyme oil as well as a bacterially produced compound called nisin (Jones, 2022). Jones stated that all of the ingredients are deemed fit for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the number of ingredients they contain (Jones, 2022). Not only is the pullu