Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 3 , Pages 887-894 , March 2009

Active coating and modified-atmosphere packaging to extend the shelf life of Fior di Latte cheese

  • A. Conte

      Affiliations

    • Istituto per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodotti Tipici e di Qualità, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
    • Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
  • ,
  • D. Gammariello

      Affiliations

    • Istituto per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodotti Tipici e di Qualità, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
  • ,
  • S. Di Giulio

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
  • ,
  • M. Attanasio

      Affiliations

    • Istituto per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodotti Tipici e di Qualità, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
  • ,
  • M.A. Del Nobile

      Affiliations

    • Istituto per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodotti Tipici e di Qualità, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
    • Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, 25–71100 Foggia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70396-0

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1500

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 3 , Pages 887-894 , March 2009