Food Packaging

Food Packaging and Social Impact. Challenges in Food Packaging.- Materials for Packaging.- Packaging Design Requirement of the Food Industry.- Types of Food Packings and Packaging Technology(Machinery and Systems).- Printing and Graphics.- Testing and Regulatory Aspects.- Advanced and Smart Packaging.- Distribution and Logistics in a Globalised Environment.- Sustainable and Green Packaging: Environmental Challenges and Impact.- Case Studies.- Abbreviations.- Appendix.



 

Prof. N.C. Saha is an internationally acclaimed Professor in the field of Packaging. He was the  former Director of the Indian Institute of Packaging, Govt. of India.. He obtained Master's in Food Technology from Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, and Ph.D. in Packaging Management from North Maharashtra University, India. He is an alumni of School of Packaging, Michigan State University, USA, as UNDP fellow and University of Tehran for Advanced Program in Productivity Concepts & Tools as a fellow of Asian Productivity Organization. He has published 2 books , 2 Chapters in packaging,15 research papers, over 450 articles in packaging and acquired one patent in "Packaging Container made of Plastic laminated Tube for liquid jaggery" to enhance shelf life by 180 days. Currently, he is Chairman, India Biomass Project under Indo-Dutch Sustainability Forum (INDUS) initiated by the Government of Netherlands; Chairman, five Sectional Committees-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Government of India; Founder Chairman, Foundation for Innovative Packaging and Sustainability; Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, among others.

Prof. Anup K. Ghosh is Distinguished and Renowned Professor in the field of Polymer Science & Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India, and Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India. Professor Ghosh has over 30 years of research and teaching experience and has 12 patents to his credit. He is known for his accomplishments in the field of Polymer Processing and Rheology, having significantly contributed in the areas of Reactive Processing of Polymer Blends and Alloys, 3D Printing of Polymers, Polymer Packaging and Microcellular Processing of Polymeric Materials. Professor Ghosh obtained his M.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (1982), and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at