“…The use of antimicrobial (AM) additives in food packaging films is a popular alternative to the direct addition of conventional preservatives to food products (Suppakul et al, 2003, Muriel-Galet et al, 2012, Makwana et al, 2014, Sung et al, 2014. Of the wide range of natural AM agents utilised in food packaging, essential oil extracts (EOEs) are prevalent due to their availability and, in many cases, broadspectrum AM activity (Gutierrez et al, 2008, Rodríguez et al, 2014. Examples of EOEs include thymol, carvacrol and linalool, which are hydrophobic AM agents extracted from basil and oregano plants.…”