Multilayer film for primal meat packaging
AssigneeUnion Carbide Corporation
InventorsBruce E. Nattinger, Stephen J. Vicik
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Abstract
A heat-shrinkable multilayer film suitable for use in the packaging of primal meat cuts wherein the first outer layer comprises a blend of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, propylene-ethylene copolymer, and 1-butene-ethylene copolymer; a core layer comprising a vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer; and a second outer layer comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.
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A flexible heat-shrinkable multilayer film suitable for packaging a primal red meat cut, said multilayer film including a first outer layer comprising a blend of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, propylene-ethylene copolymer, and 1-butene-ethylene copolymer;
- a core layer comprising a vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer;
- and a second outer layer comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer;
- said first outer layer containing from between about twenty percent and about eighty percent by weight of said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, from between about ten percent and about forty percent by weight of said propylene-ethylene copolymer, and from between about ten percent and about forty percent by weight of said 1-butene-ethylene copolymer, all weight percentages based on the weight of said first outer layer.
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