Comprehensive reviews describing the principles of antimicrobial packaging and reviewing the ongoing research are available . An updated overview of recent trends in antimicrobial research is presented in this section, with special emphasis on the antimicrobials with the greatest potential. Bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are cationic,
hydrophobic, and amphiphilic peptides, with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity, mainly against Gram-positive bacteria