Life Cycle Assessment Comparison For Medical Nutrition Packaging
Mettler, A.; Gopsill, M.; Styger, K.; Tschanz, L.; Banz, R.; Meier, M. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2025 · Heft 2 · S. 1 bis 1
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Zusammenfassung
Introduction: The demand for medical nutrition (food for special medical purposes) is constantly increasing, as is the need for environmentally friendly packaging solutions. Against this background, three types of packaging were examined with regard to their ecological footprint. Objectives: The aim was a comparative life cycle analysis (LCA) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP) and beverage carton (BC, associated with Tetra Pak), for a 200 ml portion of medical nutrition using the example of Omanda AG. The results should help decision-makers, clinics and manufacturers to make an ecologically…