Cryovac® OS Systems

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• Learn how it works
• OS Systems for industrial applications

Foster Farms success story:

Turkey pack "gobbles" up oxygen scavenger technology
(link to Packaging Digest site)

Our oxygen scavenging or oxygen absorbing films offer greater protection than ever before. With faster scavenging, your products will retain their high quality longer by slowing microbial growth and oxidative deterioration of flavors, color and nutrients. These second generation Cryovac® OS Films remove oxygen 10 to 20 percent faster than before, achieving "parts per million" levels (less than one-tenth of one percent when starting at an initial O₂ concentration of less than 2%), typically in three to eight days in MAP applications.

Faster scavenging delivers significant benefits.

• Reduces oxygen levels more quickly, slowing mold and bacterial growth which improves product safety to the consumer
• Oxygen absorbers in the film help preserve product color and nutritional quality
• Light sensitive products can be shipped and displayed sooner after packaging due to faster reduction of oxygen levels

Benefits of OS Films

• Longer shelf life enables processors to increase sales through new, wider or different distribution channels
• Processors may be able to increase their initial oxygen concentrations, resulting in faster packaging rates
• Increasing product shelf life reduces costs such as spoilage allowance, end of code date write-downs, and returns

Applications

Applications include smoked and processed meats, cheeses, baked goods, and fresh pasta. Because it does not require moisture as an activator, other applications include dry food products such as coffee, nuts, drink and baking mixes, and other snack foods.

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