Breathable Non-Barrier Bags
01 Overview
Protect food safety and maintain freshness and quality of highly perishable foods such as seafood, poultry and produce.
Breathable non-barrier bags are designed to allow oxygen to permeate through the film for foods that need it, such as fresh seafood, poultry or produce. Available taped or loose, with both end-seal or side-seal versions, these bags can be transparent, translucent or opaque, and can have added features such as resistance to abrasion and puncture and easy-open tabs.
- Allows oxygen to permeate through film
- Ideal for poultry, produce and seafood
- Seafood applications use 10K OTR film that meets US FDA guidelines for permeability
- Variety of added performance and convenience features available
02 Product Lines
Product Range
Breathable Bags
10K OTR Active Barrier Bag
Breathable Bags
CRYOVAC® brand breathable bags are designed to deliver the ultimate protection while maintaining product integrity, extending distribution and improving quality. These oxygen-permeable vacuum bags are ideal for packaging poultry and produce.
- Ideal for poultry and produce
10K OTR Vacuum Bag
CRYOVAC® brand 10K OTR active barrier bag for fresh fish is highly permeable and meets US FDA guidelines for oxygen transmission. Its high shrink material provides a skin-tight fit so products can be chilled quickly and shipped at the lowest possible temperature. Ideal for maintaining the bright red colour of fresh tuna without the need for use of carbon monoxide.
- Preserves product freshness
- Maintains a bright red colour of fresh tuna without employing CO treatment
- Available with an easy-open feature
- Guaranteed oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of greater than 10,000 cc/m2/24 hr @ STP (ASTM D3985)
- Complies with the policies stated in US FDA Import Alert #16–125
- Permits fresh fish to be packaged in 1, 2.2 and 4.5 kg units
