Everyone knows that food does spoil and does not stay fresh forever. Fish smells nasty, bread and rice become moldy, cheese tastes sour and most foods become inedible for human. There are a lot of factors that can cause food spoilage. Microorganisms tend to grow and multiply because of F.A.T.O.M or Food, Acidity, Temperature, Oxygen, and Moisture. These are the factors that lead for the spoilage of food. These microorganisms feed and grow on the food product, causing it to go bad. A lot of changes may occur in the foods if it spoils because of the microbes.
There are actually lots of ways to prevent these from happening and one key technology for achieving this goal is to seal the food product in a Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) which contains a mixture of natural gases in carefully controlled proportions that significantly slow down the process of decay and spoilage is markedly reduced and the shelf life of the product is increased.
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