Linde North America has introduced Mapax modified atmosphere packaging solution, which is designed to extend the shelf life of consumer packaged foods when compared to packaging in air.
The solution uses a combination of food-grade nitrogen, carbon dioxide (CO2), and/or oxygen.
Linde North America noted that the gases keep sealed products fresh longer when stored under appropriate conditions, helping to lower returns due to spoilage. With MAPAX, the shelf life of cakes can be extended from several weeks to up to one year, pizza from 7-10 days to 2-4 weeks, and raw red meat from 2-4 days to 5-8 days.
The MAPAX solution includes on-site gas supply and delivery as well as metering and control systems matched to a facility's existing food packaging system. Gases can be metered for high-efficiency inerting and preservation of a range of bagged, trayed, canned and bottled products, from potato chips to nuts.
The MAPAX-gas solution can be used for many types of packaging equipment including: deep draw machines, tray sealers, vertical-flow packs, bag-in-box bag sealing machines, horizontal flow packs, and vacuum-chamber machines.
Linde North America is a member of Linde, a German supplier of food-grade gases for the food and beverage industry.
