Tomato bio-based lacquer for sustainable metal packaging

The packaging industry is under pressure to improve both its environmental and competitive performance. Environmental sustainability is a topical issue that receives plenty of attention from the media and from different governmental departments. Problems of food's contamination and of substances migration from packaging are always focus of attention. The project, entitled Development of bio-based coating from tomato processing wastes intended for metal packaging (BIOCOPAC), has developed a novel bio-lacquer for metal food packaging designed to meet current demand for sustainable production. This innovation will increase the competitiveness of the metal cans industry, cut unnecessary waste and protect consumers. The first preliminary results with the first lacquer's formulations can be considered positive and promising.