Appropriate Food Packaging (Tool)

(introduction...)

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Food and packaging

1.1 The importance of food processing

1.2 What is good packaging?

1.3 Environmental and economic aspects

1.4 The aim of this book

2 Types of food and prevention of deterioration

(introduction...)

2.1 Food products that are suitable for small-scale processing

2.2 Types of deterioration

2.3 Extension of shelf-life

2.4 Summary of the chapter

3 Packaging materials

(introduction...)

3.1 Rigid containers

3.2 Flexible packaging

4 Filling and labelling

4.1 Filling equipment

4.2 Labels and labelling

5 Production, re-use and re-cycling of packaging

(introduction...)

5.1 Materials that can be made on site

5.2 Re-use of packaging

5.3 Environmental aspects of packaging and re-cycling possibilities

6 Implications of introducing packaging

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Pre-packaging changes

6.3 Packaging store

6.4 Quality control

6.5 Post-packaging operations

7 Benefits and costs of food packaging

(introduction...)

7.1 Summary of how to calculate packaging costs

Glossary

Resources

A - References to literature related to packaging of food

B Packaging Periodicals

C International packaging research institutes

D Bilateral packaging research institutes

E National institutes of packaging

F Selected information sources

G Companies used as information sources for this publication