Food Package

摘要

This invention relates to food packaging and to methods for its manufacture. It is particularly suited to packaging of perishable foodstuffs which require that oxygen transmission occur across the packaging barrier, but that water vapour transmission be restricted.

主权项

1. A food package comprising:
(a) a support member comprising a multilayer film comprising:
(i) at least one starch layer comprising a modified starch; and(ii) at least one other layer having a water vapour permeability coefficient less than 1 g·mm/m2·24 hr·atm measured at 38° C. and 90% relative humidity; and
wherein the total thickness of the at least one starch layer is greater than 20% of the total thickness of the multilayer film and wherein the modified starch has a degree of substitution less than 1.5; and (b) a lidding film wherein the lidding film is sealed to the support member such that a food product is enclosed thereby.