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Packaging materials for Foods

Practical Action

 Bottles and jars for fruit juices, squashes and juice concentrates, vinegar, cooking oil, milk,

wine, syrup and, and as drums for salt and bulk fruit juices (HDPE, polyvinyl chloride).

 Bottles for carbonated drinks (polyethylene terephthalate (PET) - PET is a very strong

transparent glossy film that is a good moisture and gas barrier. It is biaxially oriented to

develop the strength for use in carbonated drinks bottles.

 Squeezable bottles and pots for mustard, mayonnaise, jams, tomato ketchup and other

sauces (polypropylene coextruded with ethylene vinyl alcohol).

 Trays for chocolates, eggs, or soft fruit.

 Foam cartons or trays for eggs, fresh fruits and takeaway meals (polystyrene).

Packaging suppliers

A comprehensive list of worldwide packaging suppliers and

support institutions is provided by Packaging International at

www.packaging-int.com/companies/

Agents for packaging companies in the capital city are the best

source of information on what is available locally and the relative

costs of different materials. Orders cannot be placed directly

with packaging manufacturers, but their websites have technical

information on the range of products that they produce, for

example:

 Polypropylene, company information from Total

Petrochemicals

 Tinplate and tin free steel cans, company information from

JFE Steel Corporation

 Types of glass, company information from British Glass

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Fig. 5. Plastic bottles used

for fruit squashes. (Photo:

Peter Fellows)

References

 Packaging Foods in Glass, Practical Action Technical Brief

 Filling and Sealing Packaged Foods, Practical Action Technical Brief

 Canning of Foods, Practical Action Technical Brief