Food Packaging Science and Technology

Packaging brings about protection of materials of all kinds by means of containers designed to isolate the contents to some known degree from outside influences. It is an indispensable aspect of food value addition. The right selection of packaging materials and technologies maintains product quality and freshness during distribution and storage. Material that has traditionally been used in food packaging include glass, metals (aluminum, foils and laminates, tinplate, and tin-free steel), paper and paperboards, and plastics.