Active packages Conclusions

In conclusion, results obtained from food samples in contact with PP films containing carvacrol and thymol evidenced the effectiveness of these compounds to improve the shelf-life of perishable food, such as strawberries and bread. Accordingly, these results also indicated the potential to use the developed films in active packaging systems to replace the direct addition of preservatives in food formulations. 

As a matter of conclusion, there are a large number of materials as well as the ability to combine them in a lot of different ways to produce passive barriers of all kinds, but the next step is bound to be the active packages. 

At the conclusion of Phase IV, the facility wiU be handed over to the owner/operator through the use of Turnover Packages, as described later. This activity is sometimes referred to as Transfer of Care, Custody, and Control (TCCC). This is a very important time in the project because control of the facility now resides with the operator, not the contractor. This means that the operator s safety systems now become operative. Therefore, if the contractor wishes to change anything he or she has to work through the operator s Management of Change process. 

Decoquinate (Figure 9.8) is a 4-hydroxyquinolone antimicrobial. The FEE-DAP considered the use of the decoquinate-containing product Deccox as a cocddiostat feed additive for chickens for fattening, and the CVMP considered its use as an active ingredient in coccidiostat veterinary medicines administered to calves and lambs. The committees evaluated consumer safety based on similar packages of data and came to similar conclusions. " " ... 

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