Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 95-108

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392010095

Meat and fish packaging and its impact on the shelf life – a review

Alena Zouharová1, Klára Bartáková1, Šárka Bursová1, Lenka Necidová1, Danka Haruštiaková2, Marcela Klimešová3, Lenka Vorlová1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Origin Food and Gastronomic Sciences, Czech Republic
2Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Science, RECETOX, Czech Republic
3Dairy Research Institute Prague, Czech Republic

Received July 29, 2022
Accepted December 13, 2022

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