{"id":86263,"date":"2023-10-16T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T12:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=86263"},"modified":"2023-10-16T09:37:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T07:37:02","slug":"sustainable-packaging-for-dry-animal-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/nachhaltige-verpackung-fuer-tiertrockenfutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable packaging for dry animal feed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The issue of sustainability has also reached the pet food market and the area of packaging for dry pet food. Traditionally, paper packaging with problematic halogenated fluorocarbons is often used as a fat barrier. Kuraray offers various alternative packaging concepts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The market for pet food has grown rapidly in industrialised countries in recent years - along with the number of pets. Pandemic restrictions have contributed to the increased interest in pets<\/strong> certainly contributed to this. This has also led to a pet food boom. In fact, the number of packaging units sold for no other FMCG product is growing faster than for dog and cat food: with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 25 per cent for the period from 2015 to 2020.<\/p>

Basically take Consumers perceive paper-based packaging as more sustainable<\/strong>. This applies to both human food and animal feed. But for innovative packaging solutions, it is essential that they continue to fulfil all the functional requirements that a food - or in our case, dry food - places on its packaging. This is an inherent challenge with paper-based packaging, as it requires a Reliable barrier against the fat contained in animal feed<\/strong>. Cat food, for example, usually contains 10 per cent fat, while dog food typically contains up to 20 per cent fat.<\/p>

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Traditional paper packaging often realises the indispensable grease barrier in a problematic way: They use fluorocarbons for this purpose. Halogenated plastics such as Fluoropolymers are not permitted in the food industry due to their potentially detrimental effect on the human - and animal - organism.<\/strong> but very controversial. In addition, the recycling of dry pet food packaging containing fluorocarbons is also extremely difficult. In the case of new, more sustainable alternatives to the current packaging for dry animal feed, it is important that they have a similar barrier effect against flavours, odours and grease as established concepts<\/strong>.<\/p>

Curaray<\/a> offers paper-based packaging solutions with barriers made from pioneering polymers. The packaging, some of which has already been launched on the market, is suitable for replace old paper and cardboard packaging whose grease resistance is still based on fluorocarbons.<\/strong> based. They combine sustainability and functionality.<\/p>