PPWR • Packaging Development • Shelf Life
Changing packaging for PPWR? Make sure product protection still performs.
Packaging changes can affect the atmosphere inside the package. Non-destructive headspace analysis helps you compare packaging alternatives and follow O₂ and CO₂ throughout shelf-life studies. Non-destructive headspace analysis helps you compare packaging alternatives and follow O₂ and CO₂ throughout shelf-life studies.
The regulatory context
PPWR is changing how packaging is designed and selected
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is driving packaging minimisation, recyclability, reuse and changes in material selection.
For food manufacturers and packaging developers, this creates a practical question:
“Will a new packaging solution still provide the required protection throughout the product’s shelf life?”
Headspace analysis does not determine overall PPWR compliance. It can support the technical evaluation of packaging performance when materials or structures change.
From regulation to validation
A packaging change can become a product protection question
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New Requirements
Packaging design and material choices evolve.
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New materials
Films, structures, barriers, or formats change.
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Performance study
Monitor the internal atmosphere over time.
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Better evidence
Compare packaging alternatives using repeatable data.
Non-destructive headspace analysis
Follow the same package thoughout the shelf life testing study
Gasporox laser-based technology measures gases through intact packaging. This enables repeated measurements without opening the package or consuming the sample, enabeling clear food packaging material comparison.
- RMeasure O₂ and CO₂ inside sealed packages
- RFollow individual samples over time
- RCompare packaging materials and structures
- RSupport shelf-life and packaging development studies
Day 0 (Baseline) → Day 30 (Follow-up) → Day 90 (Shelf life)
Packaging development use cases
Where headspace analysis can support your evaluation
Compare packaging materials
Evaluate how alternative packaging structures maintain the intended atmosphere over time.
Support shelf-life studies
Measure the same samples repeatedly during real-time or accelerated studies.
Evaluate packaging optimisation
Study how reduced material, thinner structures or redesigned formats affect the package atmosphere.
Investigate package performance
Identify differences between packaging formats, production conditions or candidate materials.
GPX1500 Film Food
Technology for Packaging R&D
Non-destructive O₂ and CO₂ measurement
The GPX1500 Film Food is designed for non-destructive headspace analysis in flexible modified atmosphere food packaging, supporting quality control, research and packaging evaluation.
A practical study approach
From candidate material to performance data
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Select alternatives
Current packaging plus candidate materials.
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Prepare samples
Use comparable filling and storage conditions.
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Measure over time
Track O₂ and CO₂ non-destructively.
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Compare results
Evaluate how each packaging solution behaves.
Planning a packaging material study?
Evaluate new packaging without sacrificing every sample.
Discuss your packaging, product and measurement requirements with Gasporox.
