The main tasks of food packaging are to protect the food product from external influences and damage, to contain the food, and to provide customers with information on ingredients and nutrition. Traceability, convenience, and tamper evidence are increasingly important secondary functions. The goal of food packaging is to package food in a cost-effective manner that meets the needs of industry and customers, ensures food safety, and minimizes environmental impact. Let’s have a look at the factors that explain why food packaging is important? Protection/conservation Food packaging delays product spoilage, preserves the beneficial effects of the process, prolongs shelf life, and maintains or increases the standard and safety of food. Therefore, the packaging offers protection against two main categories of external influences: biological and physical. Biological protection provides a barrier against microorganisms (pathogens and spoilage agents), insects, rod...
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