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Packaging
Series: Food Cycle Technology Source Book
Published: 1996
Pages: 48
eBook: 9781780444222
Paperback: 9781853393341
Packaging can perform three functions: it acts as a container; it helps to protect against damage and spoilage; and it can communicate information about the contents. Packaging discusses these functions in detail and looks at traditional and mechanized packaging systems for use by small-scale producers. Case studies from around the world examine the introduction of improved packaging technology, and there are useful lists of manufacturers and organizations which can help small businesses.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFACE 1 | |||
| INTRODUCTION 2 | |||
| 1 The importance of packaging 3 | |||
| Principles of packaging 4 | |||
| Health and safety 6 | |||
| Types of packaging materials 7 | |||
| Constraints to adequate packaging 7 | |||
| Packaged food classification 8 | |||
| Socio-economic considerations 9 | |||
| 2 Traditional food packaging systems 12 | |||
| Plant materials 12 | |||
| Animal-based containers 16 | |||
| Earthenware 16 | |||
| Wood 16 | |||
| 3 New packaging materials and techniques 18 | |||
| Paper packaging 18 | |||
| Metal containers 21 | |||
| Glass containers 23 | |||
| Caps and closures 24 | |||
| Plastics 27 | |||
| Summary 31 | |||
| 4 Case studies 33 | |||
| Packaging kitul treacle, Sri Lanka 33 | |||
| Yoghurt packaging, Sri Lanka 34 | |||
| Packaging of tea, Peru 34 | |||
| Cashew nut packaging, Honduras 35 | |||
| Fruit juice and jam packaging, Ghana 36 | |||
| Appendix 38 | |||
| Alternative trading organizations 38 | |||
| Packaging research institutes 39 | |||
| Other useful addresses 41 | |||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY 42 |
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