Following pictures illustrate the usefulness of different ARTIBAL´s active packaging solution against diferent microorganisms prevalent in food-related diseases. All pictures in this page have obtained in tests performed against microorganisms inoculated in their specific culture media under their optimum conditions. Also, it has to be highlighted that initial population is about 100,000 CFU per mL. For a more detailed description about testing, please proceed to this link.

This conditions are, obviously, much more critical than these found in real-life situations. Finally, only plastic material is depicted, but our active coatings can be successfully applied to other materials such as paper and board, aluminum and more...

First picture set demonstrates inhibition against a variety of fungi: (A) Penicillium nalgiovense, (B) Eurotium repens, (C) Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and (D) Debaryomyces hansenii.

Next picture set demonstrates inhibition against a variety of Gram positive bacteria: (A) Staphylococcus aureus, (B) Bacillus cereus, (C) Enterococcus faecalis and (D) Listeria monocytogenes.

Final picture set demonstrates inhibition against a variety of Gram negative bacteria: (A) and (B) Yersinia enterocolitica, (C) Escherichia coli and (D) Salmonella choleraesuis.

Due to confidentiality agreements, we cannot provide information of most of the products that are currently being protected by our active packaging line. Nevertheless, some examples can be found in the following.