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Food packets are now an important part of marketing but at the same time those serve an important purpose of keeping packaged food safe and consumable for longer period. Packaging food items were known to mankind even during historical time. During early days natural materials – grass, reed or animal skin, were used in wrapping produces while transferring to another place. With advancement of civilization packaging material too underwent sea changes and modern packaging items are constantly evolving to provide better and improved packaging solutions. Modern packaging material makes use of coated poly, plastic, paper and metal, especially aluminum, in packing wide array of processed and fresh food items. Food items are packed in highly regulated environment to retain freshness and nutrition. Offering barrier against physical, chemical and biological tempering, packaging helps with handling of food items and prevents damage. As a result, more and more food manufacturers are inclining towards improved packaging of their goods to meet industry compliance. Governments at different countries require food industry to meet certain compliance regarding ingredients used in food packaging which manufacturers are required to meet during sell and import of food items. Special packaging materials are used in packing special items like – coffee, tea, snacks or biscuits. De-gassing valve pouches are used to minimize oxygen transmission to retain taste, freshness and aroma of coffee and tea. Air tight special packaging is widely in use for packing items like – biscuits and snacks. Biscuit packaging materials extensively uses ploy, pet and plastic. Packaging for ready to eat food Ready to eat food is packed in special microwavable pouch that can be directly heated in microwave before consuming. Heat resistant, microwavable pouch doesn’t explode when heated in a microwave. These are normal vacuum pouch, same as biscuit packaging materials, with special layers of heat resistant barriers to sustain long or short cooking duration in microwave. Depending on the type of food packed inside and duration of cooking, the packet may have five to seven layers of polyamide barriers to sustain high temperature and pressure. A variety of microwavable pouches are now available to store a variety of products. Some are boilable and can be used in oven as well. High standards are maintained regarding material and Flexographic printing so that the food packed inside doesn’t get contaminated. Packing food items and other materials offer convenience during transfers and handling of products. Almost all items that we see now in market are packed in one way or other. PARIKH PACKAGING is a venture of Parikh Group which in a very short span of 10 years has established. They are leading manufacturing wipes packaging, Coffee Pouches and more. For more detail visit: parikhpackaging.com and Call us on +91-2717-251375.
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