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D-9.02 Food Packaging
Food Packaging
D-9.02 Food Packaging
What is food packaging?
Enclosing food to protect food from tampering or contamination from physical, chemical, or biological sources.
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Six Functions of Packaging
1. Barrier between food and contaminants.2. Protects food from impact during shipping
and storage.3. Acts as a dispenser4. Protects food from moisture, gas, odors,
and light5. Identifies the contents6. Serves as a cooking and storage container.
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Food Packaging Materials Metals (steel, tin, and aluminum) -- canned
foods Glass -- beverages, pickles, condiments Paper (usually coated with wax, plastics, or
aluminum foil) -- cartons of milk, crackers Plastics -- milk jugs, beverages, deli salads Packaging films (cellophane, edible films, and
coatings) -- candy bars, hot dog casings, chips Laminates (layering materials into one product)
-- drink boxes
Packaging TypesFood package Food
Aseptic packaging
Liquid whole eggs
Bags Potato chips
Boxes Box of cereal
Cans Can of soup
Cartons Carton of eggs
Flexible packaging
Bagged salad
Wrappers Used to cover a package.
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Reduced oxygen packaging
Some packaging methods involve changing the environment that surrounds food to increase the shelf life.
Reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) provides an atmosphere that has little or no oxygen in the environment surround the food.
Three types of ROP are: Controlled atmosphere packaging Modified atmosphere packaging Vacuum packaging
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Controlled Atmosphere Packaging
Controls the movement of gases inside the package.
Used with: fresh-cut salads.
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Flush the food container with a gas, CO2 or N2., before the container is sealed
Use with: potato chips and
other snack foods fresh pasta
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Vacuum Packaging Remove all air,
including oxygen, from inside the packaging environment.
Used with: Country ham slices, deli meats, bacon
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Determination of what type of package to use
The type of packaging material used with a specific food product depends on: the function the package must perform the protection needed conditions of shipping and storage chemical composition of the food