Claims
- 1. A packaging system, comprising:means for emitting UV-C light having a wavelength of between 200 and 280 nm; means for defining a film path associated with said means for emitting UV-C light; means for feeding a film having an oxidizable organic compound to said film path whereby said film is exposed to a dose of said UV-C light of at least 100 mJ/cm2 so as to provide a triggered film;means for feeding said triggered film to a means for packaging articles; and means for applying said triggered film to the articles to make packages; whereby said triggered film is continuously triggered and incorporated into said packages so as to provide oxygen scavenging packages.
- 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the film comprises an oxidizable organic compound and a transition metal catalyst.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of Ser. No. 09/230,594 filed Feb. 1, 2000; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,287,481, which is a 371 of PCT/US94/13598 filed Aug. 1, 1997, which is a Continuation in Part of Ser. No. 08/691,829 filed Aug. 2, 1996, Abandoned.
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