EFSA Approves EMCO's OxyFresh Technology

EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority has recently published their formal scientific opinion on EMCO’s OxyFresh technology. OxyFresh is considered safe for direct food contact inside fresh food packages and, as such, is one of the first active packaging technologies to have gained this validation from EFSA.

OxyFresh  sachets,  pads  &  label  products  have  a  unique  mode  of  action  and  deliver  an unparalleled capacity for oxygen evolution within the pack, whilst at the same time absorbing the  CO 2   generated  by  the  fresh  produce,  whether  packed  loose,  in  bulk,  or  as  whole  and prepared  retail  products  in  MA  or  CA  packed,  film-lidded  or  flow-wrapped  trays  and  vertical, form. fill and seal bags. 
 
OxyFresh  has,  on  a  commercial  basis,  been  tried  and  tested  on  a  range  of  fresh  produce, including whole strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, plums, apricots,eaches and nectarines, as well as prepared fresh fruits and salads and prepared and whole fresh vegetable, including potatoes. 
 
OxyFresh  has  been  found  to  double  the  existing  shelf  life  expectation  and  in  addition,  high oxygen CA will suppress ethylene production in climacteric produce, thus delaying senescence and assisting in the further extension of a quality maintained shelf life. 
 
A packaging guide is available for all products available to utilise the OxyFresh technology. 
 
EMCO  OxyFresh  products  are  configured  in  such  a  way  that  they  are  activated  by  moisture within  the  produce  packaging  and  begin  generating  O 2   and  absorbing  CO 2   within  hours  of application, thus compensating for the natural respiration of the product. 
 
The  reactant  has  been  tested  by  EFSA  and  is  fully  approved  for  both  direct  and  indirect  food contact  and  complies  with  all  national  and  international  ‘materials  in  food  contact’  safety legislation.