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Reduce Food Loss

Freshness preserving film

External environment
(Current status of food loss)

Food loss which is considered as still good is estimated to be 6.12 million tons.
Of the 3.28 million tons of business waste, which is different from household waste such as leftover food and excessive removal, the causes include the promotion of food spoilage due to holes (* pinholes) and the disposal of expired fresh vegetables at stores.

Generation status and percentage of food waste, etc. (diagram)
Source: Created based on the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment "2017 fiscal year Estimate"

Expansion of pre-cut vegetables market

Recently, as the number of dual income households increased, the market of pre-cut vegetables, which is easy to cook, has expanded. However, pre-cut vegetables are difficult to keep long, and the expiration date is short. In the worst case, unsold products are discarded.

Reasons for not lasting long

There are various reasons for deterioration depending on the types of vegetables, but the increase of bacteria because of temperature and gas has a huge impact.
Cut vegetables are difficult to keep long since peculiar odor occur over time and fading and wilting lead to a decrease in commercial value.

Why do Gunze develop freshness preserving film?

Gunze has a large market share of high anti-fogging and high sealing quality among bean sprouts and mushrooms for its freshness keeping effect.
Utilizing Gunze's unique raw material blending technology and multi-layer oriented technology, we will reduce the causes of deterioration of each vegetable and improve to keep freshness without making holes on the film surface.

A Challenge to Realize Zero Waste