Vacuum-sealed, self-venting entre?s

of Sealed Air.

Retailing for $6.99 each, the entreés feature a 12-oz vacuum-sealed black tray inside a colorfully printed paperboard sleeve. The polypropylene-based tray is surface laminated with an ethylene vinyl alcohol self-venting sealant. The filled tray is sealed with a 6-mil coextruded vacuum skin packaging (VSP) film with EVOH barrier. The VSP film drapes down over the product, such as a stuffed turkey breast. The packaging eliminates the need to puncture ventilation holes in the film before heating. Instead, the vacuum-skin film balloons during microwave heating, self-vents, and then deflates. It is peeled off by the consumer. Extended flanges on the tray’s ends provide safe handling for consumers.