With new EU limits on PFAS in food-contact packaging now in force, New Food speaks to VTT experts about balancing product performance requirements with viable PFAS-free alternatives.
A wrapper can keep grease off your fingers but make the food inside worse.
Take freshly cooked French fries. A dense barrier can stop oil passing through the pack, but if grease and moisture remain around the food, crisp fries can quickly soften. Improve one property and another can deteriorate.