Meat Packaging – The State of Play in an Evolving Market
Meat Packaging – The State of Play in an Evolving Market
Sustained consumer awareness and concern regarding food packaging is a catalyst driving change globally as major packaging producers or rapid growth start-ups focus their R&D activities to provide commercially viable suitable alternatives. Voluntary commitments to national targets, compliance with legislation or reducing the risk from packaging tax are rapidly becoming barriers to trade in markets relying on packaged products. Recognising the variable requirements on packaging materials in key/high- growth markets, this project was commissioned to provide a technical overview on the progress or risk of the materials used by the Australian red meat sector domestically and in high-value export markets.
This report updates previous work on sustainable red meat packaging to support the MLA strategic objectives and provide guidance for the red meat industry.