VATIS UPDATE Article

Parx Plastics, a Dutch startup company has created a material that can reduce the amount of harmful bacteria growing inside food packaging by 97 percent. Parx Plastics has come up with a solution to create an antibacterial tray for meats, poultry and fish, that does not contain any harmful elements. On the contrary, it uses the natural trace mineral Zinc, which is essential for the proper functioning of the human body.

The company’s invention – an antibacterial polymer, called Sanipolymers – securely incorporates Zinc within the material itself, which means that it cannot exit the material or wear out. Zinc prevents the cells of bacteria from multiplying, which eventually leads to cellular death. This is why the Sanypolymers packaging was found to have 93-97 percent less bacteria on its surface after 24 hours, compared to conventional packaging.