CONCEPT OF VACUUM PACKAGING
Vacuum packaging involves placing a product in a film of low oxygen permeability, the removal of air from package and the application of a hermetic seal. Exclusion of the air from the package and thus creating a vacuum is, in effect, a certain type of modification of the atmosphere. There has been recent upsurge in the application of vacuum packaging to increase the shell life of food products that deteriorate fast; this article addresses the concept of vacuum packaging and general consideration associated with this packaging technology