Article | REF: AM3576 V1

Plastic packaging - Transformation processes

Author: Pierre CHOMON

Publication date: July 10, 2008

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4. Synthesis, innovation and foresight

In all areas, modern distribution requires a packaging concept that is both a guarantee of safety and a source of savings, since it ensures that packaged products are well preserved.

  • The use of gases to create a protective atmosphere (CO 2 , N 2 , N 2 O, Ar, He, even O 2 ) prevented product crushing generated by "sous vide", and the specificity of the gas engendered a beneficial action on the non-development of unwanted flora.

  • Active" packaging absorbs residual oxygen, developing specific flavors and even preservatives to improve shelf life.

  • Chromatic indicators show by their color change that the...

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