Food Packaging

Food Packaging

Types
1. metal
  1. use
    1. cans of soft drinks
    2. tins of beans/peas
    3. blocks of butter
    4. takeaway containers
  2. Adv
    1. easy to store
    2. tins are lacquered
    3. foods can be sterilised in container itself
  3. Disadv
    1. expensive
    2. easily dented
    3. if not sealed properly micro-organisms can enter
2. glass
  1. use
    1. jam
    2. beetroot
    3. coffee
    4. salad cream
  2. Adv
    1. reusable
    2. clean and hygienic
    3. free from contamination
  3. Disadv
    1. fragile
    2. expensive
3. paper
  1. use
    1. bags of flour
    2. cereal boxes
    3. eggboxes
    4. orange juice cartons
  2. Avd
    1. cheap
    2. lots of different forms
    3. biodegradable
    4. info can be on it
  3. Disadv
    1. fragile
    2. can fall apart when wet
    3. doesn't reseal very well
4. plastic
  1. use
    1. bottles of soft drinks
    2. cartons of yoghurt
    3. packets of pasta
  2. Adv
    1. strong
    2. cheap
    3. info on it
    4. lightweight and flexible
  3. Disadv
    1. not biodegradable
    2. non renewable
    3. some plastics may contaminate food
Why
1. Protection
2. easier to transport and store
3. labelling
4. free from germs
5. advertising
6. easy to identify
Good packaging
1. safe
2. hygienic
3. reasonably stong
4. odourless
5. attractive
6. economical to produce
7. easy to open and reseal
Reduce by
1. reduce
2. reuse
3. recycle
Impact
1. glass
  1. 100% recyclable
2. paper
  1. can be recycled and when done can be environmentally friendly
3. metal
  1. recycled and ready in 4-6 weeks
4. plastic
  1. can take upto 500yrs to decompose

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	Created by amywilson1996x over 10 years ago