Anicet Mbida 06:59, February 17, 2022

Every day, Anicet Mbida makes us discover an innovation that could well change the way we consume.

This Thursday, he is interested in a solution that could replace plastic bags.

It is a plastic-free packaging, which keeps products fresh longer.

Soon, no more fruits or vegetables will be able to be sold in plastic packaging.

So everyone is looking for alternatives.

We may have one with a plastic-free packaging, which has the good taste to keep the products fresh longer.

In addition, it is flexible and transparent packaging.

To the naked eye, it looks like plastic.

Except that it is made from corn.

It is therefore 100% biodegradable and compostable.

The novelty is that it also emits bactericidal substances.

That is to say a product capable of destroying a whole series of not very friendly germs such as salmonella, E.

Coli, listeria or all the microbes that promote rotting.

A packaging that therefore offers a triple advantage: it can prevent us from food poisoning, extend the life of a fruit or vegetable and it helps to fight against the proliferation of this damn plastic in nature.

How effective is it?

Has it been measured?

Yes.

We tested it on a punnet of strawberries and they stayed fresh for a good week.

Whereas with classic plastic packaging, mold appeared after 4 days.

Three days of respite doesn't seem like a lot.

But it can be the difference between eating them or throwing them away.

Because fighting against food waste also means fighting against all those foods that we forget and let rot in our fridge.

Isn't this a packaging reserved for fruits and vegetables?

No.

The benefits will be the same with trays of meat, fish or cooked meals.

There are a lot of opportunities.

The packaging was designed by a team of researchers from NTU University in Singapore and Harvard in the United States.

As you can imagine, they were immediately contacted by packaging specialists for its industrialization.

We understand them.

40% of plastics in the world are used for packaging… And they will be gradually banned.