TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Food Surface Packaging
AU - ul Haq, Naveed AU - Ahmed, Arsalan AU - Shahzad, Qamar AU - Subtain, Muhammad AU - Arif, Aiman AU - Fareed, Arslan AU - Ehtasham Amin, Syed 
JO  - Journal of Food Technology
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SP  - 7
EP  - 11
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1684-8462
DO  - jftech.2021.7.11
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2021.7.11
KW  - infectious diseases
KW  -public health
KW  -silver nanoparticles
KW  -Packaging
KW  -food industry
AB  - Nowadays, the packaging is an essential and
primary element in modernizing trade in goods that
preserve food and quality. Food items related to different
brands are presented in various packaging colors, shapes,
symbols, designs and messages. All these factors help to
make these food products more attractive to the consumer.
Globally an essential public health issue is hygiene in
hospitals, colleges, schools, air, water, animal husbandry,
the textile industry and especially the food industry.
However, several contemporary interventions have been
introduced for reducing contamination but still, it needs
attention. Indeed, >300 emerging infectious diseases are
a significant threat to humans. Nanocomposites of
polymers containing metal nanoparticles or metal oxides
have been produced to improve their characteristics
(properties of gas barrier, flexibility, antioxidant or
antimicrobial properties, etc. Silver nanoparticles are used
for food packaging due to their antimicrobial effects.
However, nanoparticles migrating to food are not wholly
studied by researchers.
ER  -