New Food Packaging Polymer and Processing Techniques

The IFT Packaging Division’s symposium on packaging polymers at IFT’s 2000 Annual Meeting was an outstanding event. The following are some of the highlights:
One growing area is the role of packaging in hot-fill-hold processing operations. Long-time academician Ian Britt of the University of Guelph set the stage by detailing the requirements for food and beverage packaging, especially the oncoming gas barrier plastic packaging. The systems approach, which integrates product with process and packa…