Unit I

Food Packaging Types, Materials & Machines 

Unit II

Wood, Paper & Paper Boards

Plastics: Materials & Manufacturing of Plastics for Packaging, Manufacturing of Plastic Film & Sheet for Packaging, Plastic Packaging Forms 

Unit III

Metal Cans: Can Making & Lacquering

Glass Containers: Glass Types & Composition, Glass Bottle Manufacturing Process

Unit IV

Active Packaging, Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Controlled Atmosphere Packaging

Unit V

Package Labeling, Packaging of Specific Food Products, Packaged Product Quality & Shelf Life, New Food Packaging Technologies

Unit – I Introduction to Food (5 Lectures)

Packaging Functions and Requirements, Printing of packages .Barcodes & other marking, Labeling Laws

Unit – II Food Packaging Materials (15 Lectures)

Paper and paper-based materials, corrugated fiber board (CFB). Plastics, formation- Injection molding, Blow molding, Types of plastics, Lamination, Biodegradable plastics, Edible packaging and Bio-composites. Environmental Concerns- recycling and disposal of plastic waste. Metal packaging- Metals: Tinplate, tinning process, components of tinplate, tin free can (TFC) types of can, metallic films, lacquers. Glass: Composition, Properties, Methods of bottle making, Types of closures.

Unit – III Package Designing for Foods (15 Lectures)

Package design for fresh horticultural produce and animal foods, dry and moisture sensitive foods, frozen foods, fats and oils, thermally processed foods and beverages.

Unit –IV Testing and Regulatory Aspects of Food Packaging (5 Lectures) Testing Procedures for Packaging Materials- thickness, tensile strength, puncture resistance, bursting strength, seal strength, water vapor permeability, CO2 permeability, oxygen permeability, grease resistance. Testing Procedures for Packaged Foods - Compatibility and shelf life studies, evaluation of transport worthiness of filled packages. Food Packaging Laws and Regulations.

Unit – V Packaging Machinery and Systems (8Lectures)

Bottling machines, Cartooning systems, Seal and Shrink packaging machine; Form, Fill and Sealing machine (FFS).Vacuum, Controlled and Modified atmosphere packaging systems; Aseptic packaging systems; Retort packaging, Active and Intelligent packaging systems

References:

·       Robertson GL, Food Packaging – Principles and Practice, CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2012

·       PaineFAandPaineHY,AHandbookofFoodPackaging,BlackieAcademicand Professional, 1992

· Coles R, McDowell D, Kirwan MJ Food Packaging Technology. Blackwell,2003