Food casing
AssigneeWorld-Pac International AG
InventorEkkehardt Th. F. SCHÄFER
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Abstract
A food barrier-casing for foods which, in the casing, are scalded, cooked or heated in another manner, in particular for cooked-meat or scalded-emulsion sausages, ham, cured products, fish or processed cheese. The casing includes at least one water-vapour- and/or gas-impermeable film (1), and has an absorbent internal layer (2) made of individual fibers or made of a woven fabric, knitted fabric, or a nonwoven, bonded thereto and this internal layer (2) is impregnated with dyes and/or flavourings. The external side of the barrier-casing is predominantly formed of a polyester film (1a) made of polyethylene terephthalate and this polyester film (1a) is bonded via a bonding layer (1b) to the absorbent internal layer (2).
Claims14
A food barrier-casing for foods which, in the casing, are scalded, cooked or heated in another manner, the barrier-casing comprising:
- at least one of a water-vapour- or gas-impermeable film (1),
- an absorbent internal layer (2) made of individual fibers or made of a woven fabric, knitted fabric, or a nonwoven, said internal layer (2) being impregnated with at least one of dyes or flavourings, the absorbent internal layer being bonded to the at least one of a water-vapour- or gas-impermeable film (1),
- an external side of the at least one of a water-vapour- or gas-impermeable film (1) comprises a polyester film (1a) with at least 50% polyethylene terephthalate, and
- said polyester film (1a) is bonded via a bonding layer (1b) to the absorbent internal layer (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.