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- 1What is meant by the term FOOD PACKAGING?Food packaging protects and preserves food. A range of materials are used for packaging, some of which are environmentally friendly (BIODEGRADABLE).

- 2What are the main functions of packaging?PART 1
-to preserve the product
-to protect the product from damage
-to make the product more attractive to the consumer
-to make it easier to transport the product
- 3PART 2 -to avoid contamination or cross-contamination -to make food last longer

- 4What are the main packaging materials? After watch the images and tell the material it is used for packaging·Plastic
·Glass
·Metal
·Card/Paper
- 5—Yessssss .....
Plastic
- 6—METALLL

- 7—GLASSSS!!

- 8—Cardboard is also used

- 9Say the advantages of glass material·reusable
·heat-resistance
·recyclable
·keeps shape
·low cost
- 10state the disadvantages of glass material·fragile
·safety issues
·heavy
- 11say some uses of glass·salad cream
·baby foods
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- 12State the advantages of metal material·recyclable
·light weight
·impermeable
·with stands heat processing
- 13state the disadvantages of metal materials·may react with food

- 14say some uses of metalsoup cans
·take away containers
· bottle taps
- 15state the advantages of card/paper·easy to print on
·cheap to produce
·can be moulded
·biodegradable
·lightweight
·can be coated
- 16state the disadvantages of card/paper·not water resistance
·easily damaged
- 17say some uses of card/paper·fruit juice
·egg boxes
- 18how many layers of packaging are?there are 3:
·Primary packaging
·secondary packaging
·transit packaging
- 19what is meant by the term primary packaging?·seen as the point of sale. needs to contain and protect the food product,as well as display.
it provides information
- 20what is meant by the term secondary product?·the middle layer of packaging
example: a cardboard box with a number of identical products inside
- 21what is meant by the term transit packaging?· is the outer container that allows easier handling during the transfer between factory, distribution centres and retailers.

- 22—THE END

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