Linde Canada has developed a range of application-specific packaging solutions under it’s current MAPAX® brand to help serve the dairy, meat, dry foods and bakery, and fish and seafood industries.
The Canadian branch of the industrial gas company has worked with food research institutes, food-processing customers and packing suppliers to create its new modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) line and to determine the best atmosphere for each application.
This is influenced by the foodstuff and its properties, microbial activity, hygiene requirements, pre-packaging delay, temperature, permeability and other properties of the packaging material, the free gas volume with the package and the residual O2 level.
By analysing these properties, this technology can then determine which application to use. For example, in the case of low fat products with a high moisture content, MAPAX® focuses on inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, but in the case of products with a high fat content and low water activity, oxidation protection is the primary objective.
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