The activities in the Goldstein Packaging Laboratory comprise of two major areas:
1. Research and Development
2. Service to Industry.

1. Research and Development
The focus in recent year has been on developing and characterization of “Active Packages” as well as Package/Product Interaction.
Among the different kinds of Active Packages, Antimicrobial (AM) packaging (and primarily those containing natural AM compounds) and Oxygen Scavenging were studied most.
Packaging/Product interaction includes studies on the affects of the package on the product (shelf life, off-odors off-flavors) and on the the effect of the product on the package (properties retention).

2. Services to industry

a) Consultation on all aspects of packaging, including trouble shooting.
b) Evaluation of the suitability of packages for contact with food.
c) Evaluation of packages for their suitability for dangerous materials and for fragile products.
d) Evaluation of gases (Oxygen, water vapor and other gases) permeability.
e) Evaluation of the mechanical and physical properties evaluation of packages and packagng materials..