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Food Packaging
Food Packaging
Introduction
“constantly changing”.
Marketing process and Package cycle
NEED FOR PACKAGING
Efficient packaging –necessary- link between food producer and consumer (if
-> Traceability- ability to follow the movement of food thro’ specified stages of
production, processing and distribution- incorporation of unique codes on to the
package labels allows them to track the products thro’ out the distribution process.
-> Convenience – ease of access and handling, product visibility, reseal ability,
boil in packs, microwavable packages- play an important role in minimizing the effort
necessary to prepare and serve.
-> Tamper Indication
Banding -
Secondary
Tertiary
Materials used in food packaging
rigid forms.
Presently- food packaging often combine several materials to
transportation).
Provides Combination of
Formability
Decorative potential
Recyclability
Aluminium:
properties.
Advantages:
Highly resistant to most forms of corrosion.
Its natural coating of alumina oxide- provides highly effective barrier against
Pure aluminum- can be used for – light packaging of soft drink cans, pet
made by rolling pure aluminum metal into very thin sheets- followed by
ingredients.
Plastics
water and methanol- involves monomers with at least two functional groups-
alcohol and amine and carboxylic acid groups.
Poly addition- two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule
Thermoplastics- polymers that soften on exposure to heat and return to original condition at room temperature.
some health concerns regarding residual monomer and components in plastics- bisphenol A- high intake levels.
FDA – reviews and regulates substance used to make plastics and other packaging materials.
Any substances that can reasonably migrate into the food- classified as indirect food additive- subjected to FDA
regulations.
A threshold of regulation- defined as specific level of dietary exposure that typically induces toxic effects and poses
negligible safety concerns- may be used to exempt the substances used in food contact material from regulation as food
additives.
FDA advises consumers to use plastics for intended purpose in accordance with manufacturers directions to avoid
microwavability, unlimited sizes and shapes over traditional glass and tin plate.
Food package design and
development
Marketing pull- prerequisite for successful innovation in packaging material, forms, designs or
process.
Most successful new product development – those implemented as “total product concept’- with
- Product needs
- Environmental performance
Product needs
- Fragility in distribution
product.
use- may also be extended to include packaging reuse, waste discovery and
disposal.
Three distribution environment- climatic, physical and biological.
during