Example: Class: DFST1A03; Group members: Kaia, Lyla, James, Jay, Ki

Discuss in groups and provide your response to the following questions:

Q1: List down TWO (2) examples of materials used for packaging in food and personal care. Where possible, include specific examples and brand names.

Q2: Explain why packaging is necessary.

Q3:

Identify some key properties of TWO (2) types of packaging materials.

Provide real-life examples from your daily experience.

Q4:

Define what sustainable packaging means.

Group members: Kai Zhe, Keith, Janell, Qin Ni, Yu Xuan

Q1: Plastic and glass. yeo's chrysanthemum tea plastic bottle. jam jar.

Q2: It is to preserve the food product.

Q3: Plastic is lightweight, allowing users to carry it around freely. Glass won't melt under high temperatures, it is waterproof, and degrades more slowly compared to other materials.

Q4: packaging that is made from renewable, recycled, or biodegradable materials.

cara, rayanne, alyssa, jerome

q1: paper (pocky), plastic (Mnm)

q2: attract consumers, store, preserve

q3: insulation for storing hot drinks like luckin, light weight packaging for snacks like cheese ballz

q4: can be recycled, does not pollute environment, biodegradable, can be reused

Group members: Jasmine, Tristan, Timus, Yu xian, Minh

Q1: Plastic to make plastic bags that hold drinks you buy at kopitiams. Glass to make jars for jam (Bonne maman)

Q2: It protects the product and makes it easier to transport

Q3: Glass is strong and chemically inert so it dosent react with acidic food products. Plastic is cheap and durable so it can be mass produced

Q4: Packaging that is reusable, or packaging that can be consumed like cellophane paper or seaweed to make edible plastic

Q1: Plastic and glass. Tiger balm, Caifan store

Q2: It is to hold the product inside the packaging, also for visual purposes

Q3: Durability (Plastic) and reusability (Glass) When buying caifan, I can reuse the plastic container. The tiger balm jar can be used to contain vaseline

Q4: It considers environmental protection, and it can be reused.

Group Members: Wilbur, Linus, Nicole, Reanne, Claire

Q1. Plastic - Meiji Chocolate milk bottle, Paper box with lamination- Nonni's bakery

Q2.

• To make it more appealing to consumers

• To give information on food / cosmetic product

• To contain the food

Q3.

• Plastic - water-proof, lightweight, recyclable, cheap cost, transparent, durable

• E.g. Milk bottle, translucent, able to see milk

• Paper box- lightweight, foldable, cheap cost, recyclable

• E.g. Paper box, lightweight, easy to store

Q4

• Sustainable packaging is a packaging material that can undergo the 3Rs, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Giselle, Ei Shoon, Laisa, Alisha, Phedra

1) Plastic, glass

2) To provide information about that specific product. For example, for food products, it can list out its ingredients to alert consumers about potential allergens and its nutrition value

3)Lightweight: Lotions, to be carried around easily (portability)

Glass: Condiments, non-reactive, chemicals doesn’t leach into the product

4)Packaging that can be recycled and reused, for example glass jars

amanda, faith, weitong, delfnee

q1; plastic , polyvinylchloride (PVC)

q2: protects the product and for functionality, attract consumer , keeps product clean. waste reduction

q3: plastic: durable , cheap , recyclable , water proof.

polyvinyl chloride: chemical resistant, strong , flexible , electric insulator.

q4: sustainable packaging minimizes environmental impact by using eco-friendly materials, reducing waste, and optimising packaging life cycle

1) plastic, glass

2) protect the product from the elements

ensure it remains fresh

ensure no contamination

3) plastic can be shaped easily, can be used to fill variety of stuff, glass is thick waterproof

4) sustainable packaging is packaging that is better for the environment. Lush uses paper wraps and reusable pots to reduce waste.

Caiming, javier, georgia, nafis

Q1: plastic and glass

Qn2: Protect products from contamination, damage, and spoilage

qn3

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   1. Plastic Lightweight, durable

      • Example: meiji plastic bottle

      Glass: reusable, and transparent

      • Example: tigerbalm

      
      

Q4. Use of packaging from recycled ones ito have minimal environmental impact