scholarly journals Impact of Optimized Packaging on Food Waste Prevention Potential among Consumers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4209
Author(s):  
Gudrun Obersteiner ◽  
Marta Cociancig ◽  
Sandra Luck ◽  
Johannes Mayerhofer
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Waste Prevention ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Information Campaigns

Food and plastic waste are cited as major environmental challenges. The function of packaging is often overlooked when considering waste; however, food packaging is indispensable for hygienic protection during transport and distribution within the supply chain. An important way to prevent the premature spoilage of a variety of different food product groups is to use specially optimized packaging systems. These are able to provide a high level of protection and actively extend shelf life. However, even if novel packaging systems theoretically have great potential for waste reduction, it remains uncertain whether they will also be accepted at the consumer level and actually contribute to waste reduction within households. Three different methods were used to clarify consumers’ perceptions of optimized packaging and thus the potential impact on waste generation. General perceptions have been identified by means of quantitative research among 1117 consumers. Precise information on waste generation behavior was obtained by means of food diaries. Consumer simulations were used to analyze the extent to which optimized packaging can actually have a positive effect on food waste generation at the household level. It was found that the functionality of the packaging usually ceases with the consumer. Consumers are only marginally aware of the advantages of food product packaging in the household, and do not perceive the direct connection between packaging, freshness, shelf life, and spoilage as food waste. In general, consumers rarely or never use optimized packaging at home correctly. It could be concluded that consumers’ perceptions of optimized packaging in terms of potential food waste prevention are not pronounced. In summary, it can be stated that in contrast to its use in retail and transport, an optimization of packaging to avoid food waste for later use by the consumer only shows an effect in exceptional cases, or can only be achieved through targeted information campaigns. If this should be a focus topic in the future, either on the political or managerial level, this has to be taken into account.

scholarly journals Solid waste characterization and reducing potential at Faculty of Engineering, University of Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 896 (1) ◽  
pp. 012032
Author(s):  
T L Simangunsong
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Solid Waste Generation ◽  
Waste Characteristics ◽  
Green Campus ◽  
The University ◽  
Reducing Potential

Abstract Reducing solid waste generation is one of the green campus achievement programs at the University of Surabaya (Ubaya). It is essential to determine the quantity and composition of all faculty’s solid waste generation. The Faculty of Engineering significantly contributes to the amount of waste generation in Ubaya. Research related to the Faculty of Engineering solid waste characteristics needs to be conducted. The purposes of the study were estimating the quantity of solid waste generation and observing the composition of solid waste at the Faculty of Engineering. The method of this research was a survey of waste generation. The estimation of waste generation was taken for 12 (twelve) days during April 2018. The study results showed that the average solid waste generation faculty of engineering was to be 19.26 kg/day, and the percentage of solid waste was found to be food waste 27%, plastic 25.8%, food packaging 17.6%, Paper 9.8%, and Residue 19.8%.

scholarly journals Training of SMEs for frozen food shelf life testing and novel smart packaging application for cold chain monitoring

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theofania Tsironi ◽  
Marianna Giannoglou ◽  
Eleni Platakou ◽  
Petros Taoukis
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Management System ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Life Testing ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Frozen Food ◽  
Selection Of

 Application of an optimized cold chain management system for frozen products can be assisted by monitoring with Time Temperature Integrators (TTI). TTI are smart labels that cumulatively show the product history in an easily measurable, time-temperature dependent change. In the IQ-Freshlabel European project enzymatic and photochromic TTI were developed and tested for frozen products. Further to the technical objectives, training activities were implemented to provide information and training to the staff of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) regarding the properties of the developed TTI and their utilization within food packaging, transport, storage and sale. In total, more than 276 European companies and consumers representing the frozen food industry, the packaging industry and food business operators were successfully trained. The objective of the present article is to describe a general methodology for frozen food shelf life testing and modelling, and the selection of appropriate TTI for specific foods. This document serves as a technical manual for SMEs, including a case study for frozen shrimp and application of enzymatic and photochromic TTI, aiming to build their capacities to understand and use TTI for frozen food products. The value of systematic modelling of the food quality kinetics as well as the response of the TTI in building an effective chill chain management system is also demonstrated. The TTI response study allows a reliable optimization and selection of TTI to be correlated to the target food product for which accurate information on temperature dependence is available.

scholarly journals The Importance of Country-of-Origin Information on Food Product Packaging

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Bryła
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Theoretical Implication ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Normal Regression ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Log Normal

This study aimed to identify selected predictors of country-of-origin (COO) information placed on food packaging. The dependent variable was operationalized in two ways: (1) as a Likert-style question about COO importance in general, and (2) as an indication of COO as the most important food attribute at first purchase, which I called top-of-mind COO importance. The survey was conducted with the use of the internet panel of a research agency in a representative sample of 1051 Polish consumers. In bivariate analyses, I identified the characteristics of consumer segments attaching high importance to each type of COO information. In a multivariate log-normal regression, general COO importance was affected to the largest extent by the product originating from Poland, which confirmed the strong relation between COO importance and consumer ethnocentrism. In multivariate logit regressions, top-of-mind COO importance depended also on the Polish origin of the product to the largest extent. The remaining predictors were sex (men were over 1.5 times more likely to indicate COO as the most important attribute) and age (each year of life contributing to a 2% increase in the likelihood of indicating top-of-mind COO). A theoretical implication is to differentiate between general and top-of-mind COO measures, as different results were obtained depending on whether the COO effect was measured as a response to questions such as “How important is the product COO for you?” or “What is the most important product attribute for you?—COO” Not only were the answer patterns different, but their determinants also varied.

scholarly journals Meta-Analysis Study: Reading Behavior Of Food Products Label

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Ujang Sumarwan ◽  
Megawati Simanjuntak ◽  
Lilik Noor Yuliati
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Reading Behavior ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
New Information

<p>Labels are an integral part of a product. Observing the labels on the packaging, especially food products is considered very important to do. However, the label of food packaging products receives less attention from consumers. Therefore, the public is required to be more ingenious in observing the label of food packaging products to avoid food security problems which have adverse health effects. The purpose of this study was to map the results of research on label reading behavior. The design of this study was a literature study of research results that can be accessed via the internet. The results showed that the behavior of reading food product labels was done before buying the product (Aulawi 2005; Susanto 2008; Kumalasari and Sjafei 2012). From the frequency of reading nutrition labels, it could be found out that 42.5 percent of consumers sometimes read and 30.2 percent often read food packaging labels (Andrias 2016). Of the 52 studies, 17 studies have shown that women often read more and notice label attributes on food product packaging. The most commonly read consumer label (Figure 3) was the kosher logo and nutritional value. Food products that are usually labeled are packaged foods. Nutrition and health claims are considered as a means of education for consumers - 14 percent to know new information and 86 percent of consumers decided to read the labels because of the outside factors, such as advertising, internet, or at school.</p>

scholarly journals Investigating the Determinants of Greek Households Food Waste Prevention Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11451
Author(s):  
Theodora Kritikou ◽  
Dimosthenis Panagiotakos ◽  
Konstantinos Abeliotis ◽  
Katia Lasaridi
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Waste Prevention ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control ◽  
Policy Priority

Food waste prevention is globally an urgent policy priority. Multiple studies have demonstrated that in the developed world, households are the main producers of food waste along the food supply chain, being responsible for about half of the edible food wasted. This study aims to analyse consumers’ food waste behaviour and identify the factors that influence food waste generation in Greek households. A survey of 921 Greek households was conducted using a structured questionnaire based on the explanatory framework of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, which is currently the most widely used cognitive model in environmental psychology. The study investigated the validity of relations between the main model parameters (attitude towards food waste, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, intention, and self-reported behaviour), in addition to knowledge regarding food waste prevention, general environmental knowledge, planning and shopping habits and demographic characteristics. Results demonstrated that food waste prevention Intention and food provisioning habits are direct determinants of food waste generation Behaviour. Intention was predominantly determined by General Environmental Attitude, followed by Perceived Behavioural Control, Attitude towards Food Waste, and Consequences/Outcomes of waste prevention, while Subjective Norms did not exert a statistically significant influence, indicating that formal and informal environmental education can positively influence food waste prevention behaviour through a combination of experiential actions and instruction. The findings of the study can inform policymaking and support the development of effective campaigns for food waste prevention at the consumption stage.

The influence of visual packaging design on perceived food product quality, value, and brand preference

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 805-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward S.T. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Brand Preference ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Brand Evaluations ◽  
Product Value

Purpose – Although the increase in point-of-purchase decisions heightens the communication potential of food product packaging, empirical research on understanding how visual packaging affects consumers' subsequent product and brand evaluations and perceptions is scant. This study seeks to develop a theoretical model to show the effects of consumer attitudes toward visual food packaging on perceived product quality, product value, and brand preference. Design/methodology/approach – A self-administered questionnaire developed from the literature was conducted, and 315 undergraduate students participated in the study. Findings – The empirical results show that attitudes toward visual packaging directly influence consumer-perceived food product quality and brand preference. Perceived food product quality also directly and indirectly (through product value) affects brand preference. Originality/value – This paper offers directions for understanding the effects of visual packaging on positive consumer product and brand evaluations. Based on the study findings, food firms should emphasize the visual packaging design factors such as color, typeface, logo, graphics, and size to form consumers' positive perceptions and brand preference.

scholarly journals Eco-friendly material for packaging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Gegeckienė ◽  
◽  
Ingrida Venytė ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Moment

: At the moment there exists a predominant prevalence of the combined packaging (i. e. cardboard is covered with polyethylene) in the food packaging market, which provides the necessary barrier properties for a packaged product. However, there also exist a great number of problems regarding the issue such as packaging sorting, recycling, waste management, and economic losses. According to the latest data, 65 enterprises in Lithuania are currently working in the recycling industry. They can recycle different types of packaging. The issue of ecology is highly relevant in the printing industry. It is not a secret that the global population is growing rapidly. As the demand for food and non-food product packaging increases, the production volume increases accordingly. In the future, it is expected that the volume of packaging production will increase accordingly. MMK cardboard can be called a revolution in the industry of packaging. Until now, packaging which has direct contact with food must be laminated with films such as PE. Plastic waste is one of the most common types of waste that takes a very long time to decompose. Normally, plastic packaging can take up to several hundred years to decompose in landfills, while cardboard is easily recyclable and takes up to half a year to biodegrade. The aim of this research is to investigate the physical and mechanical properties and characteristics (in order to offer analog materials in the perspective) of the new materials with the necessary properties and compared to the properties of the most using materials.

scholarly journals Integrated Strategies for Household Food Waste Reduction in Bangkok

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7651
Author(s):  
Pongsun Bunditsakulchai ◽  
Chen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Integrated Strategies ◽  
Household Food

Urban food waste issues in developing economies have recently attracted the attention of policymakers, practitioners, and academics in the course of implementing the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. In our case study city of Bangkok, Thailand, household food waste generation doubled from 2003 to 2018, with a similar increase in per capita amounts. Using an extensive literature review, statistical models, and a questionnaire survey, the authors clarified factors influencing food waste generation and separation before disposal, and reuse/recycling activity in urban households. Results showed that pre-purchase checks can not only prevent food waste but can also increase the reuse/recycling of food waste. Citizens with higher levels of education and those showing more concern about social issues and global warming are more likely to separate food waste before disposal and to participate in reuse/recycling activities. Finally, this paper proposes a seven-stage action-based model of integrated strategies for improving household food and food waste management to prevent/reduce food waste generation as well as remedy existing policy gaps in Bangkok.

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