
Packaging
Series: Food Cycle Technology Source Book
Published: 1996
Pages: 48
eBook: 9781780444222
Paperback: 9781853393341
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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9781780444222.000 | 1 | ||
9781780444222.001 | 10 | ||
1 The importance of packaging | 10 | ||
Principles of packaging | 11 | ||
Health and safety | 13 | ||
Types of packaging materials | 14 | ||
Constraints to adequate packaging | 14 | ||
Packaged food classification | 15 | ||
Socio-economic considerations | 16 | ||
2 Traditional food packaging systems | 19 | ||
Plant materials | 19 | ||
Animal-based containers | 23 | ||
Earthenware | 23 | ||
Wood | 23 | ||
3 New packaging materials and techniques | 25 | ||
Paper packaging | 25 | ||
Metal containers | 28 | ||
Glass containers | 30 | ||
Caps and closures | 31 | ||
Plastics | 34 | ||
Summary | 38 | ||
4 Case studies | 40 | ||
Packaging kitul treacle, Sri Lanka | 40 | ||
Yoghurt packaging, Sri Lanka | 41 | ||
Packaging of tea, Peru | 41 | ||
Cashew nut packaging, Honduras | 42 | ||
Fruit juice and jam packaging, Ghana | 43 | ||
Appendix | 45 | ||
Alternative trading organizations | 45 | ||
Packaging research institutes | 46 | ||
Other useful addresses | 48 | ||
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 49 |