A Winning Blend

Multisorb Technologies won the 2008 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award for the development of its active oxygen barrier enhancement technology, featuring FreshBlend as an effective oxygen scavenging material.

FreshBlend is a resin-bonded oxygen scavenging system that makes possible efficient new designs for packaging materials to enhance oxygen barrier properties, lengthen shelf life of food and beverages, and maintain product and brand integrity.

FreshBlend is an iron-based oxygen scavenger composed of materials suitable for food contact. In masterbatch form compounded for each specific application, it can be used in moulded, sheeted, thermo-formed, or film applications. In some cases, use of FreshBlend allows a monolayer barrier to replace a multilayer structure, making the packaging more economical and easier to recycle. It can potentially permit the use of thinner gauge materials or replace expensive passive barrier materials, helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the package.

FreshBlend has a relatively high reactivity with permeating oxygen, resulting in the formation of a packaging material that prevents oxidative degradation and extends product shelf life. It can be customised to meet individual product demands depending on packaging format and product preservation requirements.