Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach

Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita; Uysal-Unalan, Ilke; Krauter, Victoria; Weinrich, Ramona; Incarnato, Loredana; Karlovits, Igor; Colelli, Giancarlo; Chrysochou, Polymeros; Fenech, Margaret Camilleri; Pettersen, Marit Kvalvåg; Arranz, Elena; Marcos, Begonya; Frigerio, Valeria; Apicella, Annalisa; Yildirim, Selçuk; Poças, Fátima; Dekker, Matthijs; Johanna, Lahti; Coma, Véronique; Corredig, Milena

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28753

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach
Authors:	Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita Uysal-Unalan, Ilke Krauter, Victoria Weinrich, Ramona Incarnato, Loredana Karlovits, Igor Colelli, Giancarlo Chrysochou, Polymeros Fenech, Margaret Camilleri Pettersen, Marit Kvalvåg Arranz, Elena Marcos, Begonya Frigerio, Valeria Apicella, Annalisa Yildirim, Selçuk Poças, Fátima Dekker, Matthijs Johanna, Lahti Coma, Véronique Corredig, Milena
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052 10.21256/zhaw-28753
Published in:	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Volume(Issue):	7
Issue:	1119052
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN:	2571-581X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Food; Packaging; Definition; Sustainable; Holistic; Eco-friendly packaging; Circular; Challenge
Subject (DDC):	664: Food technology
Abstract:	Food packaging solutions need to be redesigned to be more sustainable, but determining which solution is ‘more optimal’ is a very difficult task when considering the entire food product value chain. Previous papers paved the way toward a sustainable food packaging definition, but it is far from being commonly accepted or well usable in the broad food systems domain, which further results in uninformed choices for sustainable food packaging made by all stakeholders in the value chain: producers, distributors, practitioners and consumers. Therefore, this work aims first at giving a state-of-the-art overview of sustainable food packaging terms (38 similar terms were identified and grouped into four clusters: Sustainable, Circular, Bio and Other sustainable packaging) and definitions using systematic (narrative) review analysis and ‘controlled expert opinion feedback’ methodology. Second, it aims to offer an updated definition for sustainable food packaging, which is also specific to food packaging and be simple, coherent, easily understandable, and communicable to everybody. The applied holistic approach intends to include all aspects of the food-packaging unit, to consider food safety and packaging functionality, while taking into account different disciplines and challenges related to food packaging along the supply chain. Being a balancing act, a sustainable food packaging may not be a perfect solution, but contextual, suboptimal and in need of constant validation.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28753
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation (ILGI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

Files in This Item:

File	Description	Size	Format
2023_Dornyei-etal_Sustainable-food-packaging-definition.pdf		1.37 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Show full item record

Dörnyei, K. R., Uysal-Unalan, I., Krauter, V., Weinrich, R., Incarnato, L., Karlovits, I., Colelli, G., Chrysochou, P., Fenech, M. C., Pettersen, M. K., Arranz, E., Marcos, B., Frigerio, V., Apicella, A., Yildirim, S., Poças, F., Dekker, M., Johanna, L., Coma, V., & Corredig, M. (2023). Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7(1119052). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052

Dörnyei, K.R. et al. (2023) ‘Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach’, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7(1119052). Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052.

K. R. Dörnyei et al., “Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach,” Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 7, no. 1119052, 2023, doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052.

DÖRNYEI, Krisztina Rita, Ilke UYSAL-UNALAN, Victoria KRAUTER, Ramona WEINRICH, Loredana INCARNATO, Igor KARLOVITS, Giancarlo COLELLI, Polymeros CHRYSOCHOU, Margaret Camilleri FENECH, Marit Kvalvåg PETTERSEN, Elena ARRANZ, Begonya MARCOS, Valeria FRIGERIO, Annalisa APICELLA, Selçuk YILDIRIM, Fátima POÇAS, Matthijs DEKKER, Lahti JOHANNA, Véronique COMA und Milena CORREDIG, 2023. Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2023. Bd. 7, Nr. 1119052. DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052

Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita, Ilke Uysal-Unalan, Victoria Krauter, Ramona Weinrich, Loredana Incarnato, Igor Karlovits, Giancarlo Colelli, et al. 2023. “Sustainable Food Packaging : An Updated Definition Following a Holistic Approach.” Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7 (1119052). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052.

Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita, et al. “Sustainable Food Packaging : An Updated Definition Following a Holistic Approach.” Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 7, no. 1119052, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052.