The fresh food industry is paying more and more attention to the production and distribution of food, which should not only meet the needs to reduce consumer health risks, but also meet the strict hygiene barriers in the sales process. Therefore, new technologies that ensure food safety and quality have become the subject of many research.
Fresh foods such as meat, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables, are often pre-packaged for display and sale. This packaging, especially meat and poultry, includes the use of semi-rigid trays (usually plastic) to hold food and seal the product in plastic packaging to keep the content fresh and provide much convenience to sales.
The meat and poultry, as well as other perishable foods, naturally contain liquid and juice. Sometimes, the liquid drain from the product over time. When these liquids are packed in plastic-wrapped pallets, the juices that not only encourage bacterial breeding, accelerate deterioration of food, but can leak during transportation and treatment, contaminating other products, in addition, market analysis showed that consumers found free liquid in such packaging unattractive. As a result, many of these packages today use absorbent food pads at the bottom of the tray to absorb the liquid released from the food.
Examples of some of the key players operating in the global absorbent food pads market are –
· Novipax, LLC
· Paper Pak Industries
· Sirane Ltd.
· Sealed Air Corporation
· Flavorseal LLC
