• Serves as an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook in the most important area of packaging technology
• Links methods of food preservation to the packaging requirements of the common types of food and the available food packages
• Includes chapters on specific foods as well as chapters with more general relevance to the food industry
• Discusses food hygiene and food labeling requirements

Packaging plays a vital role in food preservation. It also protects food from physical damage and conveys marketing and statutory information about the product. The packaging materials used in the food sector embrace the entire spectrum of paper and board, plastics, glass, metals ,and wood. This book provides a comprehensive overview of food preservation methods. It discusses food hygiene, package design, and package labeling and includes sections on the common types of food and food packages.