The journal of applied packaging research is an international forum for the dissemination of refereed research papers, review articles, tutorials and news about innovative and emerging technologies for the packaging industry. The journal is targeted towards the broad packaging community including packagingscientists and engineers in industry research and development, food scientists and technologists, materials scientists, mechanical engineers, industrial and systems engineers, toxicologists, analytical chemists, environmental scientists, regulatory officers, and other professionals who need to understand advances in the development and applications of packaging. Sample articles associated listeria monocytogenes by controlled release of nisin.a. Hayte, paul takhistov, rutgers universityapplication of fluid and statistical modeling to establish the leak size critical to package sterility. Scott keller, joseph marcy, barbara blakistone,cameron hackney, w. Hans carter, george lacy, virginia techan overview of the state of lifecycle assessment and its application to packaging.dario martino, satish joshi, susan selke, michigan state university material innovation thermochromatic inks.audrey whaling, michigan state university