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11.1 Food Packaging Line A food packaging line consists mainly of the packaging material and food product combined into a unit of package. The objective of the packaging operation is to fill the package safely with a desired volume or weight. To accomplish this objective effectively, adequate techniques of weighing, portioning, conveying of product and packaging material, sealing, etc. are linked together systematically. Hygienic guidelines should be followed for attaining the
desired functions of food packaging. Appropriate tests of cleanability and decontamination should be commissioned for the filler itself and filler zone [1]. Especially the filler and its air supply system should be free of microbial contamination. CIP (clean in place) techniques should be used where possible, and the parts not cleanable by CIP should be able to be easily dismantled and cleaned fast.
