Course code PārZ3014
Credit points 3.75
Food Packaging
Total Hours in Course100
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for laboratory classes16
Date of course confirmation12.10.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy
Course developers
Sandra Muižniece-Brasava
Dr. sc. ing.
Ilze Čakste
Dr.chem.
Course abstract
Food-packaging materials: metal, metal cans, glass, glass containers. Paper, paperboard, fiberboard, folding cartons. Plastics, laminates, trays. Types of containers. Labeling, labels. Bar codes. Form-fill-seal packaging machinery. Container filling and sealing. Closing devices. Shrink-wrapping and stretch-wrapping. Packaging with special features. Aseptic packaging.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After the course student will have:
Knowledge; in food packaging industry and food packaging materials;
Skills: to be competent in the types of packaging, shape manufacturing processes and packaging technology implementation;
Competence: to be able for analysing food packaging materials, food packaging processes and new packaging technologies.
Compulsory reading
1. Čakste I. Iesaiņojuma materiālu ķīmija. Mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 112 lpp.
2. Dukaļska L. Pārtikas produktu iepakošanas tehnoloģija. Jelgava: LLU PTF, 2003. 670 lpp.
3. Robertson G.L. Food Packaging and Shelf Life: A Practical Guide, CRC Press., 2010.
4. Dukaļska L., Muižniece-Brasava S. Biodegradējamie iepakošanas materiāli pārtikas industrijā, Jelgava, LLU, 2008. 104 lpp.
Further reading
1. Ханлон Дж. Ф., Келси Р. Дж., Форсинио Х.Е. Упаковка и тара: проектирование, технологии, применение. пер. с англ. Под общ. Науч. Ред. Жавнера В.Л. Санкт-Петербург: Профессия, 2004. 632 c.
2. Innovations in Food Packaging. Edited by Han J. H. London: Elsevier academic Press, 2005
3. Jansons E., Bergmanis U., Meirovics I., Vītols P. Ķīmija. Rīga: Zvaigzne,1994. 608 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Bioplastic Magazine, Polymedia Publisher GmbH, 2007-2011, http://bioplastics-cms.de/bioplastics/.