Essential oils as insect repellent agents in food packaging: a review

• Main Authors: Mohd. Marsin, Aishah, Muhamad, Ida Idayu, Anis, Siti Nor Syairah, Md. Lazim, Nurul Asmak, Liew, Wen Ching, Dolhaji, Noer Hartini
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90968/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-020-03511-1

Active food packaging is currently of high demand in food industries to provide protections to food. Food packaging is not only used to store and protect food from the environment, but also to provide functional values with the incorporation of active agent. Essential oils (EOs) extracted from a var...