What are the issues to pay attention to in pet food packaging?

People's material life is gradually improving, many families will keep pets, so, if you have a pet at home, you will certainly feed it food, now there are a lot of special pet food, for you to provide some convenience when keeping pets, so that you will not worry about your little pet's diet every day. In general, the pet food will be put in the pet food packaging bag, which is specially prepared for pets. Actually every food bags will have a lot of the same place, therefore, the bags for pets and people usually use bags are not a lot, is for the safety of food and will not affect the quality of the food, count, now the bag is all the same.

Pet food generally contains components such as protein, fat, amino acids, minerals, crude fiber, vitamins, etc. These components also provide good reproductive conditions for microorganisms. So to ensure the nutritional value of pet food and extend its shelf life, it is necessary to inhibit the activity of microorganisms. The three elements that microorganisms rely on for survival are environmental temperature, oxygen, and moisture. During the shelf life, the oxygen and moisture content in packaging depends more on the integrity and barrier performance of pet food packaging bags. Among them, the integrity of packaging has the most direct impact on shelf life.

Pet food generally contains components such as protein, fat, amino acids, minerals, crude fiber, vitamins, etc. These components also provide good reproductive conditions for microorganisms. So to ensure the nutritional value of pet food and extend its shelf life, it is necessary to inhibit the activity of microorganisms. The three elements that microorganisms rely on for survival are environmental temperature, oxygen, and moisture. During the shelf life, the oxygen and moisture content in packaging depends more on the integrity and barrier performance of pet food packaging bags. Among them, the integrity of packaging has the most direct impact on shelf life.

One of the purposes of pet food packaging bags is to protect food, prevent food from spoilage and moisture, extend the lifespan of the food as much as possible, and also to consider the quality of the food. Secondly, it is more convenient to use and does not require you to go to the food store all day to buy food. It is also easy to carry. When you go out with your pet, you can feed your little pet at any time, Isn't it a convenient product? In addition, its appearance is also quite beautiful, so you won't be stuck with it due to its ugliness. This can help you rest assured, and the price of this packaging bag is not always very high. It can be bought in pet food stores, which is lightweight and easy to carry.

Common pet food packaging in the market includes plastic flexible packaging, stand up pouch with zipper, composite plastic packaging, paper plastic packaging, aluminum plastic packaging, and tin packaging cans. Regardless of the type of packaging, the integrity of the packaging is very important. If there are pores or air leaks in the packaging, oxygen and water vapor can enter the packaging bag, causing a qualitative change in pet food. The integrity issue of packaging can easily occur in the heat sealing area of packaging bags, the lid of packaging cans, and other material docking parts. At present, the common pet food packaging in the market includes plastic soft packaging, composite plastic packaging, Eight side seal bag, stand up pouch, paper plastic packaging, aluminum plastic packaging, and tin packaging cans. The most commonly used are zipper self standing composite plastic soft packaging and aluminum plastic packaging. The use of composite structures can effectively improve the overall load-bearing capacity and barrier performance of packaging.

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From this perspective, pet food packaging bags have also brought a lot of convenience to families with pets. Finally, we also need to pay attention to whether pet food is complete. If the packaging is not complete, there is no doubt that under the action of oxygen and water in the air, pet food is prone to mold and spoilage, and nutrients will also be lost.

If you have any pet food packaging requirements, you can contact us. As a flexible packaging manufacturer for over 20 years, we will provide your right packaging solutions according to your product needs and budget.


Post time: Sep-21-2023