ABSTRACT
In order to have a signicant impact on the shelf life and consumer acceptability of packaged fermented dairy products, a heterogeneous group of materials such as paper, plastics, metals, and composite materials with a corresponding range of performance characteristics is used in packaging. However, the largest share of global packaging market is accounted for paper and board followed by plastic-packaging materials (WPO 2008). e nature and basic characteristics of commonly used packaging materials are as follows.
