Brazilian researchers create biodegradable, collagen-based food packaging film from tambatinga fish skin, offering sustainable plastic alternative and adding value to aquaculture waste streams.

To develop this biofilm, the team used the skin of an Amazonian fish called tambatinga — which is the result of crossbreeding the female tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the male pirapitinga ...

Tambatinga is known for its rapid growth and high collagen content.

Botulism is a word often associated with home canning and dented canned goods you find at the grocery store. But did you know vacuum-sealed, individually wrapped pieces of frozen fish also pose a risk ...

Using the skin of an Amazonian fish known as tambatinga as the raw material, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) ...

As with many industries, one of the biggest drivers in packaging currently is a concerted desire from customers and manufacturers alike to reduce the amount of plastic material required in products.