Textile packaging - the connection between science and health

Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Diseño y Comunicación

Cada europeo genera alrededor de 15 kg de residuos textiles al año, y alrededor del 65% de estos residuos todavía terminan en los vertederos, a pesar de la recogida selectiva obligatoria de residuos textiles a partir del 1 de enero de 2025.

Foods, 2022

Access to food remains a critical issue in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, 24.1% of its population suffers from undernourishment, and malnutrition affects more than a third of children under five years old. This problem will be exacerbated as the Sub-Saharan African population is predicted to double by 2050. To address this problem, it is imperative to meaningfully improve accessibility of fruits and vegetables for the population.They are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals that can fight malnutrition. Fruit and vegetable accessibility can be improved by reducing losses, which are estimated on average to be 50%. A literature review shows that there are many areas where solutions can be implemented to reduce these losses. These areas, in order of decreasing occurrence in the literature are: Cold storage, harvesting methods and pre-storage treatments, packaging, transport to markets and the sale stage. The reduction of food waste in SSA involves the establishment of better pract...

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1990

Those who travel regularly in developing countries will recognize the situation described in this paper; those who do not may be appalled. All, however, should realize that much can be done to improve packaging in the environment of the less developed countries at low cost. The following description of packaging used in street-corner sales in Ghana is important to bring a situation typical of a great many countries to international attention, and perhaps to help initiate actions in response.

Agriculture and Food, 2015

It is difficult to imagine distributing food without packaging in today's food system. Traditionally, food packaging fulfills the function of isolating the product from adverse effects of external environment factors, including physical, chemical and biological contamination. Currently the information on the importance of food packaging on food choices from Latvian consumer point of view has been little studied, therefore the aim of this research was to identify how much of an influence packaging type and material has on consumer food choices, the determining factors when making food choices, as well as consumer awareness on the importance and innovation of packaging materials. A questionnaire was carried out in order to ascertain consumers' knowledge and understanding. The survey included a total of 600 respondents who answered a total of 13 questions. This research analyses Latvian consumer perception of the current market situation in the food packaging sector and the imp...

Nutrition & Food Science

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of the packaging design on consumers’ perception of the food quality, safety, healthiness and preference to buy. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study recruited a convenience sample of 547 Lebanese adults with a median age of 30 years old and 54% being females, between November and December 2016, using an interviewer-based questionnaire. Findings As identified by the participants, packaging should “protect the food” (54.9%) and be safe (52%). Most participants especially those who reported that protecting the food is the most important packaging functionality tended to select the vacuum package [OR (95% CI) = 2.19 (1.32; 3.66); p = 0.002] for having the highest quality, being the healthiest and the more frequently bought (24.3, 30.2 and 29.1% respectively). Regarding the juice, most of the participants thought that the glass bottles have the highest quality, were the safest, the healthiest and the most frequentl...

The Institute of Food Technologists has issued this Scientific Status Summary to update readers on food packaging and its impact on the environment.

Nutrients , 2019

The Codex Alimentarius has approved ongoing work for international guidance on frontof-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling, which is a core intervention for prevention of diet-related noncommunicable disease. This guidance will have implications for national policy decisionmaking regarding this important public health issue. However, FoP nutrition labelling is also a trade and commerce policy issue. In this study, we analyze the global governance of FoP nutrition labelling and current policy processes, to inform public health policy and advocacy. We present findings from a qualitative governance and institutional analysis, based on key informant interviews with 28 global actors. The study found that Codex guidance was perceived as likely to have a high impact on FoP nutrition labelling globally. However, a small and highly interconnected "regime complex" of international institutions surrounds FoP nutrition labelling at the global level, and influence on Codex discussions is being exerted differentially by actors at the national and global level, particularly by government and industry actors. There are thus risks associated with conflicts of interests in the development of global guidance on FoP nutrition labelling. There are also opportunities for more strategic and coordinated public health engagement.

Mesleki ve Teknik Eğitimde Küresel Gelişmeler, The Global Development in Vocational and Technical Education. Uluslararası Mesleki Bilimler Sempozyumu-International Vocational Science Symposium. IVSS2017, 2017

Bu çalışmanın amacı tekstil ile ilgili genel bilgilere sahip olunarak bu bilgilerle döşemelik kumaşların, perdelerin ve halı-kilimlerin tasarım sürecindeki seçim ölçütlerini belirlemektir. Çalışma literatür taraması, verilerin özgün bir biçimde ve sistematik olarak derlenmesi ile gerçekleştirilecektir. Bu doğrultuda, mekanın yapısal ve niteliksel öğeleri, tekstil ürünlerinin hammaddesinden kullanıma uygun hale getirilene kadar süreçte uygulanan işlemler ve sahip oldukları özellikler (lif, iplik, tekstil yüzeyi, terbiye işlemleri) tanımlanacak ve iç mekan tekstil ürünlerinin sınıflandırılması, sahip oldukları özellikler, temizlik ve bakımı ve bu tekstil ürünlerinin tasarım sürecindeki seçim ölçütleri ortaya konmaya çalışılacaktır.

Journal of Agricultural Informatics, 2012

The rapid pace of change in science and technology, changes in legislation and the current socio-economic and socio-demographic realities have all had a marked impact on the food we buy today. The intensification of farming, such as the use of pesticides, and the industrialisation of food production, using additives and preservatives improve taste, appearance and shelf-life, for example, can be the causes for concern, among many consumers. Globalisation is another driver of change; we have more products to choose from, brought to us from all corners of the world. As a result, food can now be sourced anywhere, sometimes subject to different food quality standards. In the present study legal regulation of food labelling in EU, operation of the RASFF system, currently applied ‘Hungarian product’ trademarks and markings and the relating new Hungarian Product Regulation, the planned measures of the Hungarian Government concerning the VAT of some basic foodstuff are introduced briefly. Al...

Interpretive nutrition labels provide simplified nutrient-specific text and/or symbols on the front of prepackaged foods, to encourage and enable consumers to make healthier choices. This type of labelling has been proposed as part of a comprehensive policy response to the global epidemic of non-communicable diseases. However, regulation of nutrition labelling falls under the remit of not just the health sector but also trade. Specific Trade Concerns have been raised at the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade Committee regarding interpretive nutrition labelling initiatives in Thailand, Chile, Indonesia, Peru and Ecuador. This paper presents an analysis of the discussions of these concerns. Although nutrition labelling was identified as a legitimate policy objective, queries were raised regarding the justification of the specific labelling measures proposed, and the scientific evidence for effectiveness of such measures. Concerns were also raised regarding the consistency of the measures with international standards. Drawing on policy learning theory, we identified four lessons for public health policy makers, including: strategic framing of nutrition labelling policy objectives ; pro-active policy engagement between trade and health to identify potential trade issues; identifying ways to minimize potential 'practical' trade concerns; and engagement with the Codex Alimentarius Commission to develop international guidance on interpretative labelling. This analysis indicates that while there is potential for trade sector concerns to stifle innovation in nutrition labelling policy, care in how interpretive nutrition labelling measures are crafted in light of trade commitments can minimize such a risk and help ensure that trade policy is coherent with nutrition action.