opinionREUTERS, ROME, Aug 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -Scientists are developing an edible form of packaging which they hope will preserve food more effectively and more sustainably than plastic film, helping to cut both food and plastic waste. The packaging film is made of a milk protein called casein, scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. “The protein-based films are powerful oxygen blockers that help prevent food spoilage. When used in packaging, they could prevent food waste during distribution along the food chain,” research leader Peggy Tomasula said in a statement on Sunday. Halving food waste by 2030 was included as a target in global development goals adopted by world leaders in 2015.

Source: Sunday Times August 22, 2016 15:45 UTC