Packaging comprising a food product

Abstract

Packaging comprising a container having an open top and comprising a food product selected from vegetables, fruits and mushrooms, a film closing the open top of the container and being tightened over the food product to secure the food product in the container and so having contact areas with the food product. The film has a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR according to ISO 12572:2001, condition B at 1 bar, 38° C. and 50% relative humidity) of at least 350 g/m 2 .day.

1 . Packaging comprising a container having an open top and comprising a food product selected from vegetables, fruits and mushrooms, a film closing the open top of the container and being tightened over the food product to secure the food product in the container and so having contact areas with the food product, characterized in that the film has a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR according to ISO 12572:2001, condition B at 1 bar, 38° C. and 50% relative humidity) of at least 350 g/m 2 .day. 
     
     
         2 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the MVTR of the film is at least 800 g/m 2 .day. 
     
     
         3 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the MVTR of the film is at least 1200 g/m 2 .day. 
     
     
         4 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the film is perforated. 
     
     
         5 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a thermoplastic elastomer. 
     
     
         6 . Packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a thermoplastic copolyether ester elastomer. 
     
     
         7 . Packaging according to  claim 6 , wherein the thermoplastic copolyether ester contains soft segments derived from polyethylene oxide-terminated poly(propylene oxide)diol. 
     
     
         8 . Packaging according to  claim 4 , wherein the thermoplastic copolyether ester elastomer contains hard segments comprising repeating units of butylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         9 . Packaging according to  claim 1  containing as food product mushrooms, apples, pears, lemons, oranges, tomato's, mango's, peaches, apricots, paprika's, grapes or strawberries.