Food Packaging

Businesses selling on Amazon Marketplace can now use this ready to go, pre-certified Bag-in-Box design avoiding the need to go through costly and time-consuming testing at a specialised ISTA certified laboratory to gain FFP certification.

The aseptic packaging process is used for various food products and beverages, including milk, soup, tomatoes, pudding and several others. It’s also used in the pharmaceutical industry to ensure that medications aren’t polluted with harmful bacteria.

Aseptic packaging materials
Several materials are layered together to provide the level of protection required for aseptic packaging standards, including:

The innovative film is made of chitosan, a natural molecule found in shellfish shells. This food industry by-product contains key antifungal properties that curb mould growth. The packaging film also contains essential oils and nanoparticles, both of which possess antimicrobial properties.

"Essential oil vapours protect strawberries. And if the film comes into contact with strawberries, the chitosan and nanoparticles prevent mould and pathogens from reaching the fruit's surface," said Professor Lacroix, expert in sciences applied to food.