10 questions to ask before launching MAP modified atmosphere packaging for your food business

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Launching MAP

Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Your Food Business

Before you decide to launch MAP modified atmosphere packaging for your food
business, you've got a lot of measures to consider to avoid unexpected glitches.
Here we prepare a "self-checklist" of ten questions for you, which is very useful to
find if you are ready for modified atmosphere packaging project.

- Which is the problem I need to solve? ( What's the problem with the previous
packaging solution, or if it's a new project, what goal do I want to achieve with MAP
packaging solution)
- Can modified atmosphere packaging help me solve this problem?
- What are the features of my product?
- What factors would cause the loss of products, how about cost of labor and land I
can offer?
- Which gas mixture ratio is suitable for my product?
- What are the chemical, physical, sensory and microbial effects of gases on my
products?
- Which packaging material is suitable for my product?
- What is the package size of my product?
- How many products should be put in a single package?
- Am I choosing the right technology to achieve my goal?

When you are ready to use modified atmosphere packaging, there are many things
that need to be considered in advance. Shandong Kangbeite Food Packaging
Machinery Co., Ltd. will do the following for you:

Basic requirements of modified atmosphere packaging:

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(1) Mixed air: Can be mixed with gas mixer or directly with premixed gas stored in
cylinders.
(2) Packaging material: The barrier properties of packaging materials need to be
matched with product characteristics and expected shelf life (except for modified
atmosphere packaging of fruits and vegetables, other products are recommended to
use high barrier materials). And the reliability of packaging materials should be
verified by moisture permeability and oxygen permeability test.
(3) Modified Atmosphere Packaging Machine matches with production demand and
packaging specification
(4) Quality Control Equipment for Packaged Products

Therefore, after the above understanding, we need to determine the following
before starting official massive production:

- Test how the types and proportions of mixed gases effect shelf life of your products
- Carry out packaging functional testing to find the packaging material that fits your
products and storage environment.
- Establishment of quality control standards, control level of residual oxygen content,
packaging sealing performance and testing frequency of packaging products, etc.
Which suppliers do you need to communicate with?
- Gas supplier
- Quality Control Equipment Supplier
- Packaging Material Supplier
- Supplier of Modified Atmosphere Packaging Machine

Shandong Kangbeite Food Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. summarizes the necessary
knowledge points for correct modified atmosphere packaging for you:

- Interaction between products and gases: For example, the solubility of carbon
dioxide in food at different temperatures and sensory changes associated with gas
dissolution
- Behavior of Microorganisms in Modified Atmosphere Packaging Gas (Avoiding
Reproductive Risk of Aerobic Microorganisms and Molds)
- Consider the permeability of packaging materials to gases at specific ambient
temperatures
- Air tightness of packaging, i.e. no micropore and sealing effectiveness
- The perishability of food itself in the air
- Packaging operations and the effectiveness of air displacement, i.e. the selection of
suitable packaging machines, gas supply and mixing systems, the assessment of the
true composition of air introduced and residual oxygen after packaging.

Shandong Kangbeite Food Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. is a professional
manufacturer of packaging machines, including thermoforming packaging machines,

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MAP modified atmosphere packaging machines, VSP vacuum skin packaging
machines, Vacuum packaging machines.
KANGBEITE PACKAGING MACHINERY has introduced a full series of MAP modified
atmosphere packaging machines to worldwide market.

Semi-auto tray sealing machine for MAP
modified atmosphere packaging

Features:
1. Customizable mold for different shape and
size of trays/ bowls;
2. SUS304 stainless steel structure
3. Single mold/ Dual molds available
4. Speed: 3-4 cycles per minute

Automatic inline tray sealing machine
Features:
1. Suitable for various types of trays/bowls
2. SUS304 stainless steel structure
3. Auto loading available
4. Conveying belt for easy finished packs
unloading

Thermoforming packaging machine for
MAP packaging
Features:
1. Fits both rigid tray and flexible packages
2. Trays containers automatically formed
3. Fully automatic packing solution
4. SUS304 stainless steel structure

To ask for a quotation regarding our modified atmosphere packaging machines,
please write email to [email protected], Whatsapp/Wechat

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