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The dairy industry in India is gaining much attention as India is the largest producer of milk and various age groups prefer milk and milk products which are easily available in the market. Packaging is a technology that helps the dairy industry to perform functions such as convenience, aesthetic appearance, and protection against microbes and other external factors including light, moisture. The paper tries to explore the role of the packaging materials on shelf life of milk and milk products. The paper also highlights new trend in packaging technologies that are involved in the packaging  of milk and milk products such as modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), active packaging (AP) and intelligent packaging (IP). Secondary data has been taken from various literature on milk and milk products through packaging perspective.

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