Food packaging

Abstract

A multi-compartment unitary packaging is used for a variety of foodstuffs. The packaging includes two or more conjoined compartments. Each of the compartments is provided with or constituted by a containment having a gas permeability matching the individual respiration rate of the foodstuff(s) to be held within that compartment.

1 . Multi-compartment unitary packaging for a variety of foodstuffs, including two or more conjoined compartments, each compartment being provided with or constituted by a containment having a gas permeability matching the individual respiration rate of the foodstuff(s) to be held within that compartment.  
   
   
       2 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which each compartment is constituted by the containment and comprises a film of plastics material, the characteristics of the film being dependent upon the individual parameters to be established in the relevant department.  
   
   
       3 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which each compartment is integral with one or more adjacent compartments.  
   
   
       4 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which the compartments are formed separately and conjoined to provide the multiplicity of compartments.  
   
   
       5 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which some or all of the adjacent compartments are 
 provided with a common barrier.    
   
   
       6 . Packaging according to  claim 5  in which the common barrier is gas/vapor permeable.  
   
   
       7 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which the compartments are separable one from the other or others of them.  
   
   
       8 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which the compartments are formed into geometric shapes.  
   
   
       9 . Packaging according to  claim 8  in which the geometric shape is rectilinear.  
   
   
       10 . Packaging according to  claim 8  in which the geometric shape is curvilinear.  
   
   
       11 . Packaging according to  claim 8  in which the geometric shape is circular, each compartment being of sectoral form.  
   
   
       12 . Packaging according to  claim 8  in which the geometric shape is pyramidal amid each face 
 of the pyramid is formed as a compartment.    
   
   
       13 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which the one or more compartments may be produced 
 from rigid or semi-rigid material and the containment for each compartment or all compartments is a plastics film.    
   
   
       14 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which each compartment and/or the containment are gas/vapor permeable.  
   
   
       15 . Packaging according to  claim 1  in which a carrying handle is provided.