Modern supply chains is often unpredictable with sudden delays or breaks within the cold chain that others packaging and shipping options aren’t able to account for. This is why Hazel Breatheway’s Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) products have been specifically designed to regulate the product’s levels of oxygen and keep healthy temperatures to ensure their product’s integrity.

“Breatheway is a provider of MAP solutions that include case liners, pallet bags as well as individual resealable pouch bags, as well as a variety of sizes of packaging that are able to be customized to suit the needs of all supply chains. They deliver noticeable outcomes for the shipper retailers, as well as consumers. What makes it more effective in comparison to other MAP techniques is our own membrane that is embedded,” says Teresa Scattini the vice-president of MAP Technology at Hazel Technologies.

The membrane, specifically calibrated for each type of crop, controls CO2 and oxygen levels so that the temperature stays inside the package at an ideal level — regardless of temperature variations and cold chain breaks. It also helps with storage and retail. Breatheway’s Temperature switch Technology(r) effectively “exhales” excessive CO2 while simultaneously “inhales” the right quantity of O2 in order to maintain the product’s normal respiration rate, thus preventing the growth of mold and decay, as well as reduction in firmness, as well as damage that could occur in the distribution chain.

Breatheway’s Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is specifically designed to control the rate of production respiration and ensure that the atmosphere is maintained at a healthy level in order to ensure the quality of their contents.

“We’ve utilized this technique for banana and berry categories for quite a while and in 2023, we started using it on crops such as miniature cucumbers, melons and mangos, and have witnessed remarkable improvements,” said Scattini. “The biggest difference that we have seen throughout the various trials the team has conducted that the quality of the products is better as well as the longer shelf-life compared to the current packaging. The crops that are transported and stored in Breatheway packaging gives the customers to have more time and market fresh products as well as provide higher quality products to their clients.”

Grower-packers will appreciate the wide range of options for packaging that range from pallet bags to case liner as well as individual pouch bags for retail -designed to suit specific needs. The group of experts help assist customers of Hazel.

“The Breatheway team tests new varieties of crops and other products and, on the ground they are educating logistical teams of customers on how they can seamlessly integrate Breatheway to their supply chain. They also provide guidelines on best practices for postharvest,” Scattini added.

Hazel’s Breatheway products for MAP are available for sale and are being used in various countries including Europe, North America, Latin and South America, the Middle East and Asia and are applied to cucumbers, berries, fruits, bananas, mangos, pomegranates, and much more. Hazel Breatheway is exhibiting at the IFPA Global Produce & Flor Hazel Breatheway team will be present during the IFPA Global Produce & Florals event and will be located in Booth B2225.

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