Packaging system for storing ready to eat food product has food enclosed in second package comprising shrinkable thinly formed flexible material with transverse end seals and longitudinal fin seal extending between end seal

摘要

The packaging system has a rigid tray (12) with a gas-flushed compartment (22) for receiving the food product (14). The food is enclosed in a second package comprising a shrinkable thinly formed flexible material with transverse end seals and a longitudinal fin seal extending between the end seals. The package is opened by using a tear initiator at the fin seal. A hermetically sealed cover (24) extends over the top of the side walls to define a chamber containing food and a headspace surrounding the food. An independent claim is included for a method of packaging the cooked food product.