Another way of extending shelf-life of fresh products is the reduc-
tion in oxygen rate. Oxidation is indeed one of the major causes of
food degradation. Moreover the elimination of oxygen inhibits the
development of aerobic microorganism. Oxygen-scavenging pack-
aging is able to eliminate the oxygen initially present within the
package headspace and in the food itself, as well as to eliminate
low quantity of oxygen that permeates through the polymeric film