Has the Era of Retort Packaging Arrived?

To understand a column on the previously much misunderstood retort pouch and tray and their recent analogs, it is necessary to define and describe as many relevant pieces as can fit. This is especially true because such data is in short supply among many within the industry.

Low-Acid Foods
Retort describes a mechanical means to elevate food product temperature to above 100ºC in order to facilitate the in-package thermal destruction of microbiological spores and thus effectively sterilize the conta…