Container liner for inhibiting decay of perishable items

A device for placement in a product holding area holding food products to dispense gas which is beneficial to storage of the food products and to facilitate drainage of liquid water past the device for removal from the product holding area, the device comprising:

• a generally flat mat having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• a plurality of compartments in spaced relationship on the mat, each compartment holding a solid substance which is capable of generating a gas for release into the product holding area which is beneficial to storage of food products;
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• a plurality of passages in the mat extending from the upper surface of the mat to the lower surface and suitable for drainage of liquid therethrough.

A liner for placement in an area which holds food products to dispense at least two distinct gases which are beneficial to storage of the food products and to facilitate drainage of liquid water past the liner for removal from the food holding area, the liner comprising:

• a generally flat mat having an upper layer and a lower layer, the upper layer being generally permeable to gas and the lower layer being generally impermeable to gas;
• a plurality of compartments in spaced relationship on the mat and positioned between the upper layer and the lower layer, each compartment holding a solid substance which is capable of generating a gas for release into the food product area which is beneficial to food product storage, said plurality of compartments including a first compartment containing a first substance for generating a first gas and a second compartment containing a second substance for generating a second gas, the second gas having a different composition than the first gas;
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• a plurality of passages in the mat positioned generally between the compartments and extending from the upper layer of the mat to the lower layer and suitable for drainage of liquid therethrough.

A device capable of dispensing gas into an area to control odors therein, the device comprising:

• a generally flat mat having a plurality of compartments in spaced relationship on the mat, the mat being sized for placement into said area and having an upper layer and a lower layer attached together along spaced apart seams and unconnected between the seams to define the compartments between the upper layer and the lower layer;
• a charge of a first substance in one of said compartments, the substance being adapted to generate a first gas which generally controls odors;
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• a charge of a second substance in one of said compartments, the substance being adapted to generate a second gas which generally controls odors, the second gas having a different chemical composition than the first gas.