Amazonian fish skin biofilm tested as greener food packaging option
Using the skin of an Amazonian fish known as tambatinga as the raw material, researchers in Brazil have developed a gelatin based biofilm that can serve as a more sustainable option for food packaging. The work was carried out by a team at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and EMBRAPA Pecuaria Sudeste, a decentralized unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation located in Sao Carlos