Container for food products and method for making same

Abstract

A plastic container for food products and method of making the container, the body of the container thermoformed from a sheet comprising a plurality of layers which are held together in a contiguous structure without being securely bonded together, said layers of the container body functionally secured in place after filling by an interlocking closure. At least one layer provides structural rigidity and a good water vapor barrier and at least one other layer provides a barrier to the transmission of oxygen and a supplementary water vapor barrier. The container is capable of withstanding retort temperatures. Separation of the scrap sheet from which the container body is formed and recycle of separate layer scrap from the container body thermoforming process can be accomplished since the layers forming the container body are not securely bonded together.

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