Touring high profile packaging manufacturers, this program explains why food is packaged, outlines the advantages and disadvantages of metal, glass, cardboard, and foil packages, and considers the impacts of changing consumer demands on packaging trends. Learn about modern plastic packaging, modified atmosphere packaging, and aseptic packaging.

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 17, 2015.

Introduction: The Changing World of Packaging --(1:00) -- Why is Food Packaged? -- (2:10) -- Traditional Forms of Food Packaging -- (3:44) -- Changing Consumer Needs and New Forms of Packaging -- (4:21) -- New Packaging Technology -- (4:12) -- Packaging and the Environment -- (4:23) -- Credits: The Changing World of Food Packaging -- (0:32).