A researcher says food safety could be compromised if an appropriate alternative to plastics is not found.
Many consumers say they’re looking for green packaging as people become more aware of the environmental issues related to plastics.
Senior Director at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, Sylvain Charlebois says plastic packaging has greatly improved the safety of the food we eat, addressing issues of spoilage, cost and even cross contamination.
He says you can’t see pathogens and plastics help to protect the foods grocers sell, without poisoning people.