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meats, as well as hams and sausages. They that will have the largest influence on the
also reported an increase in packages that evolution of meat packaging. The demand
were case ready, from 49% in 2002 to 60% for convenience foods will continue to be
in 2004. fueled by the aging of our population, the
As stated earlier, high O2 MAP is now diminished cooking skills of the typical con-
used ubiquitously across the meat industry sumer, and the reduced time available for
for many different meat products. home preparation of meals. The ability of
Alternatively, low O2 packaging systems materials to offer flexibility in primary pro-
have been readily available in the United cessing as well as reheating at home will be
States, but not as widely implemented as the critical (Eilert 2005).
high O2 counterparts
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