Food packaging

• A can of coffee

• A bag of coffee

• A tin of coffee

• A glass jar of coffee

• the container of fruit salad is made from Styrofoam

• the container of fruit salad is made from Paper & paperboard

• the container of fruit salad is made from Tin-steel free

• the container of fruit salad is made from Aluminium

A water bottle is made from

• Styrofoam

• MAP

• (PETE or PET)

• Plastic

Name a material used commonly for take away food packaging?

• Wood

• paper

• Aluminium

• Tin

What is the function of food packaging?

• To protect and promote the food

• To make opening the food product hard

• To have excess material to throw in the rubbish bin

• to make the food product more exciting

Name 2 types of information found on packaging?

• Name and Ingredients list

• Nutritional information and store telephone number

• address of manufacturer

Who is the consumer?

• The person that sells the food

• The person that makes the food

• The person that buys the food

• The person that promotes the food

Why is the ingredients list important on packaging?

• So it will help people that have allergies make a better decision about buying

• So you can decide if it has excess ingredients in it or not

• It will help you develop an opinion on where it was made

• It will help you decide whether it is worth the money or not.

What would you consider a food product if it has more than 15g of sugar in it.

• Low

• High

• Medium

Which of these products would you use paper card packaging for

• baked beans

• washed salad leaves

• cornflakes

• ready meal