Canning and Fish Packaging Technology

Unit 7 - Fish Packaging

7.2.Early Packaging
There has always been some kind of packaging even from the earliest days of civilization. When a Stone Age man killed a wild animal and carried it home or to the campfire to share with his family, he probably wrapped the meat in a skin or in leaves to protect it from insects, the sun or rain. Since the earliest times people have stored as much food as possible to last them through the harsh season like winter. Subsequently, glass was developed about in 1500 B.C. In 1795, Napoleon offered a prize for anyone who could suggest a method of preserving food and in response, a Chef, Nicholas Appert used sealed containers and glass bottles along with heat process to preserve food. This was the beginning of modern food packaging.