Customzied Rice Cooking retort pouch bag. Common uses: Baby food, Soups & Sauces, Fish & Sea food, Ready meals, Rice&Pasta, Wet Pet food, Dairy food and Meat.

All processing methods outlined below act to extend food shelf life.

Other plant-based materials, such as polylactic acid (PLA), can be used for applications such as strawberry clamshells, salad bowls and cups. However, these other materials have several shortcomings for flexible packaging applications that require protection of food shelf life.

The disadvantage of such severe heat treatment causes the contents to suffer considerable heat damage and is not ideal for all products. Furthermore, canning requires significant amounts of energy and large throughput volumes, both factors which can make it not viable in the Samoan context, except for a certain products for which flexible packaging is less appropriate.

Cans will not allow bacteria to enter and the heat process is sufficient to stop all life processes so that canned food is shelf stable.