Packaging is critical to reduce food waste.
In 2014, China accounted for approximately 40.7% of the Asia-Pacific gas packaging market and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.9% from 2015-2020, with China being the fastest growing country in Asia-Pacific.
"SAVE FOOD aims to drive innovation, promote interdisciplinary dialogue and generate discussion to build solutions for the entire value chain from field to fork.
To combat food loss and waste in China, SAVE FOOD is making its debut in China at the swop World of Packaging (Shanghai) Expo, November 7-10, 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. As the special theme of swop 2017, "SAVE FOOD" will be presented in the form of theme exhibition and summit forum.
SAVE FOOD China Theme Exhibition
The SAVE FOOD China theme exhibition is dedicated to fighting food waste and loss, with product and technology suppliers related to the food supply chain showcasing the following six technologies: high barrier films, sterilization technology, gas preservation packaging technology, vacuum packaging technology, inspection technology, and cold storage technology.
A group of packaging industry suppliers with social responsibility and innovative skills, such as Modivic, Berry Group, Taurang Sorting, Pupai and Beijing Lanthanum, demonstrated the concept of saving food and advanced packaging technology on site.
"SAVE FOOD China" Summit Forum
According to statistics, out of 7 billion people worldwide, about 1 billion people are affected by hunger every day. Are we not producing enough food?
However, 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted or lost every year, which is equivalent to 1/3 of global food production!
These figures are alarming, and the need to reduce food loss and waste is a pressing issue!
"SAVE FOOD" was introduced to China for the first time, and the summit held yesterday (Nov. 8) was packed! Around 200 food industry leaders joined the event to discuss how to combat food loss and waste through advanced processing and packaging technologies, innovative packaging materials and a whole industry chain approach to processing.
Vincent Martin, the FAO representative for China and North Korea, was invited to speak at the SAVE FOOD China Summit on "Reducing Global Food Waste through Innovation and Partnership". "1.3 billion tons of food are wasted or lost globally each year, which is equivalent to 1/3 of global food production and half of global grain production, while 15 million people suffer from hunger," said Vincent Martin. The lack of proper, sustainable packaging solutions is one of the main causes of food waste in the Asia-Pacific region, and packaging is critical to reducing food waste. How can food waste be reduced? The food industry must work closely with the packaging industry and contribute together."
Bin Zhou, Sales Director and Distributor Management of Modivic (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. for South China, talked about how to reduce and solve food waste from the perspective of "innovative packaging". He said, "The shelf life of food can often be extended with the right packaging technology, one of which is the Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), where depending on the product, the gas inside the package is replaced by a mixture of gases in a set ratio that maintains the shape, color, consistency and freshness of the product. Dynamic Atmosphere Packaging (EMAP) is mainly used for fresh fruits and vegetables and allows the product inside the package to breathe effectively through the micro-perforation technology of the packaging film."
Atmospheric packaging maintains the shape, color, consistency and freshness of the product.
Chubin also mentioned heat shrink packaging, a fine vacuum packaging that is particularly suitable for packing fresh meat. There is another emerging form of packaging for stick-on packaging, where the stick-on film is like a layer of skin clinging to the surface of the product, with little squeeze on the product, allowing it to maintain its original shape.
The film is like a layer of skin tightly attached to the surface of the product, the extrusion of the product is very small, so that the product can maintain its original shape, which is also the principle of the extended shelf life of the body packaging.
Steven Van Geel, Sales Director of Tauran Sorting Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. shared "Improving Food Quality and Safety, Increasing Yield - Farm-to-Fork Solutions". Through fast and energy-efficient sorting technology, food processors can significantly reduce energy consumption in food processing, resulting in real cost savings and efficiency gains.
Danfeng Wang, China representative of MOCON USA, talked about food saving from the perspective of improving packaging to extend shelf life. She talked about the importance of the gas content in the gas packaging, too much or too little gas ratio will cause quality defects, cost wastage, packaging collapse and other problems. Atmosphere packaging testing equipment accurately assesses the barrier performance of the package to prevent moisture and oxidation deterioration of food products, which can effectively help extend the shelf life and reduce waste of nuts, cheese, meat products, baked goods, fruits and vegetables, seafood and other products.
MOCON's gas-conditioned packaging testing equipment - portable headspace analyzer.
The trend of gas-conditioned packaging in terms of data.
The Asia-Pacific aeration packaging market accounted for approximately 26.0% of the global aeration packaging market in 2014 and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.4% from 2015-2020.
In 2014, China's aerosol packaging market accounted for approximately 40.7% of the Asia-Pacific aerosol packaging market, with an average annual growth rate of 5.9% projected for 2015-2020, with China being the fastest growing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Zheng Wei of Xiamen Chang Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. introduced high barrier BOPA, high barrier packaging materials provide a new solution to reduce the amount of food additives and ensure food safety, which is important to extend the shelf life of food.
Intelligent packaging is a hot topic in the industry nowadays. Dr. Chao Zhang, Chief Technical Officer of Beijing Lanthanum Color Technology Co., Ltd. introduced intelligent labeling to trace and detect the source of food production. The patented product Smart Label developed by Beijing Lanthanum Color Technology Co., Ltd. provides strong power for smart packaging. The technology is based on the big data of product deterioration under abnormal storage and transportation conditions, which can monitor the product quality and the temperature and time inside and outside the package in the logistics and sales process at all times. Consumers can visually identify whether the quality of the product is fresh or spoiled through the gradation of color from green to red, which circumvents the safety hazards of the existing printed shelf life label, thus avoiding food waste.
Through the green to red color gradient of the smart label, consumers can visually identify the quality of the product is fresh or spoiled, which avoids the safety hazards of the existing printable shelf life label, thus avoiding food waste.
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