Linde Canada Ltd has introduced its MAPAX® line of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) gases that help extend shelf-life and maintain the quality of fresh food products. This product line will help to meet the increasing demand for packaged prepared foods in Canada. “We’re launching the Linde MAPAX product line, developed by Linde global food specialists, to provide Canadian food processers with superior products and services to meet the growing consumer trend toward fresh prepared foods,” said Drew Sansom, at Linde Canada.
The MAPAX solution inhibits the deterioration of food in a natural way by combining the correct pure gas or gas mixture of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen to keep products fresh and appetizing and help reduce returns due to spoilage. The MAPAX solution also improves distribution because foods protected by MAPAX gas mixtures can be delivered across longer distances or on a less frequent basis for enhanced logistical flexibility.
“The MAPAX modified atmosphere packaging solution is ideal for trayed, bagged and pouched products, and can often extend the practical shelf-life of fresh foods typically by 200% or more compared with packaging in air,” said Sansom. For example, the shelf-life of meat varieties can be extended to 2 to 3 times, and baked goods to 3 to 4 times. Contact: Suzan Doucet, Communications Lead, Linde Canada Ltd., 5860 Chedworth Way, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 0A2, Canada. Tel: +1-905-501-3730; E-mail: suzan.doucet@linde.com.
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Atmosphere packaging gases extend shelf-life
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