Controlled-atmosphere package

A. L. Brody and L. M. Shepherd, ModfiedJ Controlled Atmosphere Packaging An Emergent Food Marketing Revolution, Schofland Business Research, Inc., Princeton, N.J., 1987. 

Several studies have reported that modified/controlled atmosphere packaging delayed senescence and microbial growth in fmits and vegetables (Ayala-Zavala and others 2007). On the other hand, it has been observed that the antioxidant content and bioactivity could vary depending on the kind of treated fmit and treatment (Ayala-Zavala and others 2005). 

Because products rich in desirable NPs command a high price, it becomes economic to build storage facilities that reduce NP loss and to invest in improved packaging—look at foil wrapped tea or vacumn wrapped coffee. Freeze drying, controlled atmosphere packaging and optimum harvesting also help deliver the best NP-rich products to the consumer. 

An added requirement enters because the aqueous solution containing the platelets must not lose a significant amount of water by permeation. This case, therefore, illustrates the need for an advanced "controlled atmosphere" package, or "smart package" that is able to allow relatively free exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the external environment while essentially preventing outward permeation losses of water. Similar considerations apply... 

Bruce, H. L., F. H. Wolfe, S. D. M. Jones, and M. A. Price. 1996. Porosity in cooked beef from controlled atmosphere packaging is caused by rapid COj gas evolution. Food Research International 29 189-193. 

BuMed Bureau of medicine CAP controlled-atmosphere packaging... 

Gill, C.O. (1990) Controlled atmosphere packaging of chilled meat. Food Control 1, 74-78. 

Sneller, J.A. (1986) Smart films give a big lift to controlled atmosphere packaging. Mod. Plast. Internat. 16(9), 58-59. 

This is primarily used for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and Controlled Atmosphere Packaging (CAP) and helps to maintain a conditioned atmosphere inside the pack to preserve the quality and increase the shelf life of the packaged material. Examples include bottling of beverages and other packaging for organic food such as different types of meat. 

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