Food Packaging

Food Packaging is a science. It not only involves the essential protection of the food being shipped around the world, it also must inform the consumer where is comes from, what is in the food if it is processed, and if there is a date in which it will no longer be considered as fresh. Of course, this varies greatly depending on whether it is fresh fruit, dried cereal or canned beans.

Fresh fruit needs to ripen without getting jostled or bruised.  Often corrugated "cradles" are manufactured to protect the fruit as it is packed in crates or boxes to be shipped to market.  And today, that market may be down the street or across the globe.

But, no matter what the groceries,  Food Packaging must ensure the product is free from spoilage, contamination and  what is called migration of the chemicals in the packaging materials into the food that's housed inside. It also must list the ingredients inside the package so the consumer public is aware of it's contents.

Of course, dried goods such as cereals, rice and pastas are easier to package and ship in cardboard boxes or plastic sealed bags. Meats need to be  portioned, sliced and wrapped in a safe but protective  Plastic Packaging to prevent cross contamination and lock in the freshness Since the late 1950's regulations have been established to monitor the way foods are packaged and in what materials they are packed in.  While it varies from Europe to the US and elsewhere,  there is common ground to secure the public safety.

Thus, the Packaging Design must not only attract the consumer's eye, but also protect them from buying contaminated, spoiled or damaged goods.