Food packaging research and development in India.

Anandaswamy, B. and Iyengar, N. V. R. (1980) Food packaging research and development in India. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 17 (1/2). 59-65, 66 ref..

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Abstract

Developments in food packaging and associated training facilities in India since 1956 are reviewed. Aspects highlighted include basic studies on packaging of basic foods and their products, transport packages for fresh and perishable foods including fruits, vegetables and fish; tin plate containers for packing various foods; testing facilities for food packages; agricultural wastes as raw materials for packaging; teaching and training facilities; and trends in food packaging which include light weight flexible packaging materials and energy economy in producing flexible packages.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	PACKAGING-; foods, packaging of, Review; REVIEWS-; foods, packaging of
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage > 06 Packaging
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2010 06:27
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:55
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6863

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