Aseptic Packaging

What is that?

• The filling of a commercially sterile product into a sterile container under aseptic conditions and hermetically sealing the containers to prevent reinfection.


• The product itself is shelf-stable at ambient conditions.


• The term “aseptic” is derived from the Greek word “septicos” which means the absence of putrefactive micro-organisms.

Common application in food industry?

• Packaging of pre-sterilised and sterile products.Examples are milk and dairy products, puddings, desserts, fruit and vegetable juices, soups, sauces, and products with particulates.


• Packaging of non-sterile product to avoid infection by micro-organisms. Examples of this application include fermented dairy products like
  yoghurt.