Unpacking Ghent University’s latest research into modelling how a more sustainable packaging concept will influence the shelf life of the packaged product and as such the generated food waste.
Speaker:
- Frank Devlieghere, Professor, Research Unit Food Microbiology and Food Preservation at Ghent University
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