Types of Food Packaging Materials
1. Fresh, processed and preserved food items are packed, packaged and boxed using a wide range of materials from plastic to steel and glass. 2. Here are a complete list of the different kinds of materials used to pack, package and parcel processed, fresh and shelf food. 3. Food Packaging Materials: a. Plastic, b. Metal, c. Carton, d. Glass, and e. Cardboard. 4. Plastic Food Packaging - Plastic films, wraps, containers and beverage cups are used to pack and serve fresh food, take-away and beverages at food stalls and restaurants. 5. While Plastic packing products are used mostly to pack fresh food and beverages, they are also used to pack sweets and food with a medium shelf life. 6. Metal Food Packaging - Metal and tin cans are used to package canned food, which have a long shelf life, as well as cold beverages like soft drinks and beer. 7. Aluminum, tin and steel food packaging cans are strong, light, ideal for long-term packaging, and can be recycled. 8. Carton Food Packaging - Brick cartons are strong, light, air-tight packing materials, used to pack, store and preserve basic food stuff like milk, juice, and so on. 9. Glass Food Packaging - Glass bottles, jars and containers are most used to pack any kind of food – solid or liquid. They are most used to package jams, pickles and beverages. 10. Glass food containers are strong and hardy but requires careful handling and are easy to recycle and reuse. 11. Cardboard Food Packing - Cardboard can be used as both a base and secondary packing material. 12. They can be used to serve and pack food at stalls like pizza and to box and package pre-packaged food items like packed snacks, perishables and liquids. Visit yellowpages-uae.com to contact Food Packaging Materials Suppliers in UAE i.e. at http://www.yellowpages-uae.com/uae/food-packaging
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