Final International Conference "Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials"
Dal 26/02/2014 ore 08.30 al 28/02/2014 ore 13.30
CNR Sede Centrale Roma - Aula Marconi
The International Conference, chaired by dr. Clara Silvestre and dr. Sossio Cimmino (ICTP/CNR), is organized in the framework of COST Action FA0904, "Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials", an International Scientific and Technological Network funded by EC, and is focused on issues related to polymer nanomaterials for food packaging (PNFP) application. The Action began on 29 March 2010 for a period of 48 months and involves 320 participants from 33 Countries. The Action has generated excellent scientific knowledge strongly underlining that post-processing protection through novel packaging based on nanotechnology is an innovative and valuable methodology to ensure food safety, reduce post harvest losses and facilitate international trade in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner, and to contribute to feed the growing world population with safe and nutrition food, meeting the 2020 European targets to combat poverty and to reduce waste. The envisioned direction is to look at the complete life cycle of the PNFP by the combined efforts of leading research and industrial groups.
The Conference will close the activities of the Action, with the aim at highlighting and disseminating the achievements of the Action with regards to efficiency and effectiveness, environment, health, safety and cost of novel PNFP.
The Conference will join scientists and technologists working in different fields of PNFP bringing together methodologies, processing, structure–characterization techniques, properties, health, regulation, economic and environmental considerations in order to support the design of innovative PNFP with controlled structures and properties and to face the challenges that still remain open, identifying the barriers (in research, technology, safety, standardization, eco-sustainability, trained workforce and technology transfer), that prevent a successful development of PNFP and suggesting strategies necessary to progress. Finally the Conference will constitute a further opportunity to strengthen the Action Network and will act as launching platform to establish new fruitful cooperation in Europe.
Information at www.costfa0904.eu
Organizzato da:
ICTP-CNR
Referente organizzativo:
CLARA SILVESTRE
ICTP-CNR
VIA CAMPI FLEGREI 34 80078 - POZZUOLI (NA)
clara.silvestre@ictp.cnr.it
081/8675067
Modalità di accesso: ingresso libero
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