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Message from the Chair
Hello Food Packaging Division Members,
We are approaching this year’s virtual IFT Annual Meeting taking place July 13-15, 2020. There will be over 100 on-demand scientific sessions, 700+ research presentations, live virtual panel discussions with Q&A, provocative keynotes, and a virtual expo. Register here for the event.
This year’s Food Engineering, Nonthermal Processing, and Food Packaging Division Social will take place Tuesday (7/14) from 6:00 – 8:00pm CT. Admission is free with conference registration.
Thank you all for being part of Food Packaging Division and your contribution to division activities!
If you are interested in being involved in volunteering for the division, please contact FPD Secretary, Ziynet Boz.
Maxine Roman
2019-20 FPD Chair
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2020 FPD Award Winners
We are happy to announce FPD Outstanding Service and Volunteer awards for the year. Congratulations to the award winners and thank you for their hard work and contribution to the division.
Outstanding Service Award - Dr. Eva Almenar, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Outstanding Volunteer Award - Chandrashekhar Sonar, Washington State University
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2020 IFT Student Food Packaging Development Competition Winners
FPD is excited to announce winners of the first IFT Student Food Packaging Division Competition. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the competitors and organizers for their participation and support.
First Place: Inkjet-Printed “All-In-One” Intelligent Packaging Label, Xiaoyu Luo, University of Guelph, Canada.
Xiaoyu is currently a Food Science doctoral candidate, with the research interest in food packaging and product development. He received his M.Sc. in Food Science from McGill University in 2017 and B.Sc. degree Major in Food Science Minor in Chemistry, from the University of British Columbia, Canada in 2015.
Second Place: Packaging Solution: Antioxidant and proteinaceous edible films for human colonists on Mars, SuriyaPrakaash Lakshmi Balasubramaniam and Avinash Singh Patel, University of Maine, ME.
SuriyaPrakaash is currently pursuing doctoral degree in Food and Nutrition Sciences. His research focus is on biodegradable packaging, where he is trying to use naturally found biodegradable and renewable materials such as nanocellulose to prepare a packaging material that has potential to replace synthetic fibers and prolong the shelf life of foods.
Avinash is a final year Ph.D. student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department under the supervision of Dr. Mary Ellen Camire. His work is focused on designing and developing of Nano/Micro biopolymers for food applications. His approach is to utilize surface chemistry and structural design principles to understand the interfacial interaction behavior of the developed Nano/Micro biopolymers and food components to create unique and meaningful nutraceutical and functional foods. He is currently working on adsorption of medium-chain fatty acid i.e., lauric acid to the surface of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and investigating the effect of different processing and storage conditions on the physicochemical stability of the nutraceutical loaded O/W emulsion including static in-vitro gastrointestinal tract (GIT) study.
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FPD @ 2020 Virtual IFT Annual Meeting
FPD has arranged exciting sessions addressing the current topics in food package recycling, value-addition to packaging, and sustainability. Here is the summary of sessions and presenters information.
Session 128
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Packaging solutions to prevent protein waste from farm to retailer by Claire Sand, Owner and Founder of Packaging Technology and Research, LLC and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota, Michigan State University and CalPoly.
Session 207
Session 218
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Single-use plastic packaging for food and beverages: Challenges and opportunities to achieve sustainability by Maxine Roman, Principal Scientist at Kraft Heinz, Sandi Childs with the Association of Plastics Recyclers, and Preeta Datta, Technical Project Lead at Sealed Air.
Session 230
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The future of food packaging: Perspectives on regulations and economic feasibility to meet sustainability goals moderated by Ziynet Boz.
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Top 10 science fusions that will shape food packaging in the next decade by Claire Sand.
Session 236
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Intelligent packaging comes of age by Theodore Labuza, Professor, at University of Minnesota, Virpi Korhonen, Owner of Packaging Testing and Research, Ziynet Boz, and Mohamad Ziyaina with the Tillamook County Creamery Association.
Session 704
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Designed to disappear: The future of sustainable food and beverage packaging by Dorota Bartosik, Senior Manager, New Ventures Marketing, MonoSol, a Kuraray Division.
FPD is showcasing 22 poster presentations focussing on recent developments in the food packaging area. Here is the list of research posters selected for the division poster competition.
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Performance Assessment of Dicarboxylic Acids as Cross-Linker in Potato Starch-Guar Gum based Composite Film
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Compounds That Develop in Processed Tomato Products and the Method by Which These Compounds Initiate Corrosion in Metal Cans
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Investigating Biobased and Biodegradable Films for In-Package Thermal Pasteurization
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Potential of Peach Waste Addition in the Production of Packaging Biocomposites
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Development and Characterization of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose or Soy Protein Isolate-Based Edible, Water Soluble, and Antioxidant Sachets for Safflower Oil
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Controlled Release of Ethyl Formate for In-Packaging Fumigation of Fresh Produce: A Study on Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Drosophila Suzukii) in Blueberries
Division Luncheon and Social Webinar
IFT has arranged virtual networking division luncheons and socials which is free for all registered attendees. FPD is having division socials along with Food Engineering and Nonthermal Processing Division on July 14th, 6.00 - 8.00 PM CST.
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