Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A Call For Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging

By Eloise Hewitt


Having a meal is an important element of human livelihood. The meals need to be healthy and should not pose any risk to life. It is therefore important to maintain high hygienic practices through environmentally friendly food packaging. There are many options when it comes to this. Unfortunately, most of the choices made lead to massive pollution risking the very lives of those who use them.

The reason why the environment can accommodate life is due to the presence of oxygen gas. Continuous and enough supply of this gas will ensure the continued survival of humankind. Materials that cannot decay are extremely detrimental to our atmosphere. Examples of these are glasses and plastics. Because of their non-biodegradability, the inconvenience they cause and the danger therein is immense.

Short term or long term effects are possible depending on their nature. Within a short period of garbage accumulation, children throng the heaps to play not knowing the repercussions that can result from that. The devastating effect is illnesses and complications, some of which are hard to cure. On the other side of the continuum lies environmental degeneration, climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer, credit to fumes released into the atmosphere when throwing away chemicals.

This is thus the rationale behind the safe handling of edible materials. When wrapping them for sale it is good to consider the duration it might take before they are consumed. Those that will not take too long before being used need to be kept in a way that the wrapping material is not wasted. It is also good to use products made of paper as paper can easily be recycled.

A time comes when there is no other option but to use either rubber or plastic or stuffs like that. One has to be very cautious in such a situation to avoid excessively using them. The manufacturers need to sensitize their consumers adequately about how to manage wastes and advise them to avail their trash for recycling if possible. They can do this by making lucrative offers to those who comply.

Plastics or cans are sometimes used as food storage for such a long duration that they risk going bad. Since these cans are not eaten, they are better dumped safely or returned to the factory for recycling. Rules and regulations on these matters if any have to be followed promptly. One conventional way is the use of strategically placed bins. The bins are emptied and properly emptied according to laid down procedure by professionals.

Environmental friendliness also involves the health of the air that we breathe. When packaging, take care of the preservatives that are used. Some of these preservatives and food colors can be fatal. There is need to conduct thorough laboratory testing and analysis in order to come up with safe products. Written papers should not be allowed contact with the edible products. The ink contains some chemicals that even in small doses, are not fit for human consumption.

Man had a desire for creativity and this has prompted the creativity with which modern manufacturers package their products. All the same, there should be no instance when stipulated health requirements are overlooked. Human health underscores environmental beauty. Diseases should therefore be prevented at all cost.




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