Using plastic packaging for food

50% of food packed in Europe is packed in plastics.

1. Plastics keep food fresher for longer. More often than not, they remove the need for artificial additives and preservatives. Food wastage before reaching the consumer in industrialized countries is only 2%. This reaches 50% in developing countries where packaging, refrigeration and distribution are not as sophisticated.

1. Using plastic packaging
2. Preserving perishable food stuffs
3. Packaging food

1. Unreliability of self-extinguishing plastics
2. Leakage from packaging
3. Inadequate packaging of food products
4. Inadequate packaging of agricultural products

1. Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment'