Food waste is one of the most relevant issues in the global debate about the future of our planet. It’s generally accepted that an improvement of world population’s quality of life passes necessarily through a more scientific approach to the recovery of natural resources. And all the products – both fresh or processed ones – destined for food consumption purposes are definitely part of this area of interest.

Focusing on the production process

Distribution, storage and retail routines are now involved in a general revision of food preservation’s policy: new technologies have been introduced in order to avoid a quick decay of perishable products.…