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PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

Applications might include a broiler,
roaster, turkey, ham item or cheese."
Products in this line combine superior shrink, toughness, oxygenbarrier properties and a complete seal
expected from a Sealed Air/Cryovac
vacuum-shrink bag with the addition
of an easy-open feature. Easily opened
by pulling a tab, the Cryovac Grip and
Tear bag's knifeless design eliminates
the mess created when opening some
bags, according to the company.
It is ideal for use with a variety of
non-abrasive applications and features
enhanced toughness and better performance under normal handling and
distribution. The bag can be used for
processed meats, cheeses and a variety
of fresh red meats, such as roasts.
For processors, the Cryovac Grip
and Tear bag doesn't require any new
equipment investment and can be used
with existing Cryovac rotary chamber vacuum systems. Other products
in the line include the Grip and Tear

"Convenience attributes
in meat and poultry
packaging are very
significant for endusers and consumers."
cook-in bag; poultry bag; bag for
frozen export meat applications; and
post-pasteurization bag.
"We have different seal configurations designed for different applications," Wilson says. "Some open
in the middle of the bag, some on
the side. We have some that open a
side-seal bag and you can pull out
portion by portion. We're starting to
see a lot of traction with it after just
several months."
Sealed Air/Cryovac's Portion-Pull
bag is another new technology that allows a barrier bag to be removed from
a product one strip at a time, keeping
unused portions fresher longer. Using the easy-open technology of the

The Oven Ease bag allows
pre-seasoned items to be
cooked inside its packaging,
reducing preparation, clean-up time and
cooking time. (Photo courtesy of Sealed Air/
Cryovac)

Cryovac Grip and Tear bag, the Portion-Pull bag incorporates horizontal
side-seal tabs to allow consumers and
foodservice operators to use only what
they need without removing the entire
product from its packaging.
In 2009, Cryovac launched its
Multi-Seal reclosable packaging,
which it says opens easily and recloses consistently for the life of the
product. It's machineable on most
standard thermoforming equipment.
And it merchandises well in a wide
range of sizes and display types. It
is designed primarily for sliced luncheon meats and cheese.
"We wanted to come up with something new that would offer the security to end-users the package would
close multiple times," Wilson says.
"Our testing shows the package can
be resealed numerous times over the
life of the product. This could be for
the bigger packages - anywhere from
16 oz. sliced luncheon meats down to
7 oz. and even as low as 4 oz. on traditional products."
Sealed Air/Cryovac's Marinade on
Demand package is a two-part, thermoformed rollstock package that separates fresh meat from the marinade
portion, allowing for an easy and sanitary marinating process. When the
consumer or foodservice operator is
ready to marinate, the marinade pocket can be broken by squeezing the seal
between the two pockets. Marinade
is transferred to the meat side beginning the marinating process that lasts
as long as the user desires.
Sealed Air/Cryovac recently
launched its new Oven Ease ovenable

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bag for bone-in or boneless products,
such as ribs, roasts, whole turkeys,
roasters and hams. The Oven Ease
bag allows pre-seasoned items to be
cooked inside the same material it is
packaged in, reducing prep-time,
clean-up time and, in some cases,
cooking time.
This format features exceptional
clarity and can be used with cookfrom-raw or reheat applications.
Withstanding temperatures of up
to 400°F for two hours or 375°F for
four hours, Oven Ease bags can cook
a rack of ribs in about 60 minutes
and a whole roaster in 90 minutes.
Oven Ease bags run on existing
rotary chamber systems, offering
an easy changeover for processors.
The Oven Ease bag can also expand
foodservice offerings and features
an impressive holding time, keeping items hot in the package hours
after being removed from the oven.
Since the Oven Ease bag is vacuum
packaged, it is freezer-ready.
"It offers enhanced food safety
because the end-user doesn't open
the package until after the product
completely cooks," Wilson says.
With the Oven Ease product, processors would season to desired levels. "Instead of a big mess and a pot
to clean up, you have self-contained
gravy with the meat product that is
cooked," Wilson says.
Convenience means different
things to different people, Wilson
says. "To some, convenience is being able to reheat dinner in four minutes, which could involve our Simple Steps microwaveable concept.
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