A
Ar
Argon
C
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CO
Carbon monoxide
CAS
Controlled Atmosphere Storage
E
Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging
G
Gas packaging
Commonly used term for MAP
Gas Flushing
The process on exchanging the atmospheric air with a certain gas mix, especially on flowpackaging machines
H
HFFS
Horizontal Form Fill & Seal - packaging machine
Headspace analyzer
Quality control instrument for determining the gas composition in the headspace
Headspace
The area in the sealed package that contains gas
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
M
Modified Atmospheric Packaging
same as Modified Atmosphere Packaging
MAP
Modified Atmosphere Packaging
MA
Modified Atmosphere
N
N2
Nitrogen
O
O2
Oxygen
P
Protective Atmosphere
Same as MAP, frequently seen on consumer packages
Q
QC
Quality Control
QA
Quality Assurance
R
ROP
Reduced Oxygen Packaging
Random testing
Also known as headspace testing, manual process for quality assurance of MAP products
V
VFFS
Vertical Form Fill & Seal - packaging machine
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