Transcript Food Packaging - Hope Valley College

GCSE Catering
Types of Packaging
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
The actual package
or container that
holds the product,
e.g. bottle, can
The packaging that
supports the
primary packaging
e.g. the card cereal
box that holds the
inner bag
Any packaging used
primarily for
transportation, e.g.
wrapped pallets
Packaging Materials
 Glass
 Uses:
Bottles
and jars
Advantages
 Can carry
liquids
 Can be
coloured,
printed on
 Product can be
seen
 Reusable/recy
clable
Disadvantages
•Brittle
(easily
breakable)
Packaging Material Cont’d
 Metal
Advantages
Disadvantages
 Strong
• Must be coated
 Withstands heat
 Cans, screw
caps, aerosols
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processing
Lightweight
High energy costs
to produce
Recyclable
Easily printed on
inside or reacts
with foods
• Cannot
microwave
• Uses valuable
energy to
extract from
the ground
Packaging Material Cont’d
Plastics and
polystyrene
Inner trays
and bottles,
Overwrapping and
bags
Advantages
 Can be moulded to
shape
 Resistant to
moisture
 Very lightweight
 Can be folded
 Can be printed
 Reasonably strong
 Does not react to
food
Disadvantages
o Causes litter
problems
o Limited resource
o Not easily
recycled
Packaging Material Cont’d
 Paperboard & Advantages
 Easy to print on
Card
 Can be coated,
 Uses: Labels,
cartons, boxes,
packets
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treated or
laminated
Made from
renewable sources
Easy to handle
Can be folded
Lightweight
Reasonably strong
Poor protection
against moisture
Disadvantages
o Crushes easily
o Weak when wet
o Recycled paper
and card cannot
be used for food
Paired Activity
 Using the envelope provided play the
‘who am I’ game.
 You and your partner will each have a set
of pictures.
 You need to pick up a random description
and your partner needs to guess, using
the pictures which packaging type you
are
Packaging and the Environment
 Food packaging requires energy and uses
up natural resources such as
- trees
- oil
- sand
- metal ores
 Most packages are thrown away – one
third of all rubbish is packaging
Reducing Waste
 Consumers can:
- buy re-usable
containers
- Re-use carrier bags
- Take waste to
recycling centres
- Buy minimum
packaging
- Select biodegradable
materials when
possible
 Manufacturers can:
- Reduce the amount of
packaging used
- Avoid harmful
processes such as
bleaching with
chemicals
- Use recyclable
materials
- Printing symbols on
packaging